Ysauro Uriarte & Enrique Ventosa - Signed Antique Puebla Mexican Talavera Jar with Lid

Uriarte Talavera is a famous pottery workshop in Puebla, Mexico, known for creating Talavera pottery using the same traditional techniques from the 16th century. Talavera is a type of majolica. Dimas Uriarte was the founder of this family-owned workshop, in 1824. In 1897, Enrique Luis Ventosa, a Spanish artist, came to Puebla and worked with Uriarte to revive the Talavera craft. Ventosa started working with Ysauro Uriarte, who had just taken over the workshop. Ventosa's role was to decorate the pottery while Ysauro shaped the pieces. They both signed their works with special initials.Enrique Luis Ventosa was a Spanish poet and artist who arrived in Puebla in 1897 and became fascinated with it's history and craftwork that made Puebla stand out. This led to him becoming the leading force behind the renaissance in Talavera ware. Ventosa befriended Ysauro Uriarte in 1922, who had just inherited his grandfather's workshop, and worked together to create unique ceramics introducing pre-Columbian art into the motifs along with the Islamic, Chinese and Italian influences that were already present.