A French Desvres faience Louis XV style lavabo with traditional colorful hand painted decoration. The lidded urn and large deep basin rest on a whitewashed chestnut wall mounted corner shelf. Each with metal spouts and makers mark on the underside. Perfect for use as a drink dispenser or wash stand in the green house or patio. Circa 1900-1920. 43"H x 18.5" x 14.5"
#76108
A platter from the Factory of HB Quimper with the broderie border with in the center a woman and a man sitting. A good quality ceramic in good condition with no chips, nor repairs, nor hairline.
Rich colors and a typical decor for collector.
Circa 1920-1930 15" long 11.5" large 2.25" high About 3 lbs
S & H $60. #83503
An early 20th pair of French Faience Candlestick with the Rouen Decor, from the faiencerie of Desvres, signed on bottom Mosanic. Note : one chip on the top. See last picture. Dimensions are 5" diameter 9.5" high
Shipping and handling $30
A 19th century English George Jones Majolica glazed ceramic plate with grapevine pattern in green and brown, center medallion and ochre banded rim. Mottled color on reverse side with painted design number to the thumbprint reserve: 1425. Another plate of the same pattern with slightly darker rim is also available. Please see other listings. Circa 1865-1875. Shipping: $40
9.5" Diameter x 1"H
#RD348B
A late 18th century French faience plate entitled Aux Mans des Mirabeau 1790. Hand-painted decoration in green, orange and blue on a pale blue tinted ground with craquelure. This is a faience patriotique plate, a type of tin-glazed earthenware produced in France, often featuring imagery from the French Revolution. The text translates to "to the spirits of Mirabeau" honoring the French revolutionary leader Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau. These plates often depict symbols like wheat sheaves or weapons, representing the ideals of the revolution such as agriculture and strengt and were typically produced in faiencerie workshops in Nevers and Quimper. The back is unmarked but has three distinct small kiln support marks. In good condition for the age with minor glaze losses on the edges on rim. The perfect collectors item for a Francophile. Shipping: $40
Dimensions: 9" Diameter x 1.5"
#83485
A late 18th century French faience plate with hand-painted decoration entitled Les Sans Culottes 1790. This is a faience patriotique plate, a type of tin-glazed earthenware produced in France, often featuring imagery from the French Revolution. The "sans-culottes" (without knee breeches) were the common working-class activists of the French Revolution who served as the primary driving force behind its most radical phases. The figure on the left wears aristocratic culottes, a tailored blue coat, and carries an umbrella, symbols of wealth and soft living. The figure on the right wears loose green pantaloons and an unbuttoned short jacket while raising a heavy wooden club to threaten or strike the wealthy man. These plates were typically produced in faiencerie workshops in Nevers and Quimper. The back is unmarked but has three distinct small kiln support marks. In good condition for the age with craquelure and glaze losses on the edges of scalloped rim. Shipping: $40
Dimensions: 9" Diameter x 1.5"
#83484
An early 20th century French faience candlestick from the faiencerie of Desvres, hand-painted with the traditional Rouen floral decor and colors of blue, yellow, orange and green. Fourmaintraux Freres mark underneath: FF Minor glaze loss and faint hairline. Circa 1900-1910. Shipping: $40
Dimensions: 5" Diameter x 11.75"H
#81522
A late 19th century French faience decorative miniature vessel commonly known as a bouquetière or bud vase, in the shape of a violin. Hand-painted in blue, orange, yellow and green on white ground and decorated with a coat of arms with a sailing ship and a ribbon that reads Fluctuat nec mergitur (Tossed by the waves but does not sink). Made by Alcide Chaumeil, a significant French faience artist whose work is highly regarded by collectors, often mentioned alongside other notable producers such as Quimper, Desvres, and Malicorne. Unglazed back is marked CA. Circa 1890-1900. Shipping: $30
Dimensions: 7"W x 2.5"H x 1.25"D
Item id: 83455
A 19th century French Desvres faience jardinière, or cache pot. Hand-painted in typical floral design with beautiful vivid colors of blue, green, yellow and red on white ground. A nice footed centerpiece bowl with oblong form and sculptural handles. Rouen mark to underside. Small chip and minor glaze losses. Circa 1900s. Shipping: $60
Dimensions: 17" x 8" x 6.5"H
#82199
A French faience whimsical pique-fleur bud vase in the form of a seated pig. Hand-painted with floral motif in typical colors of Desvres pottery in shades of blue, green, yellow, and red, on bluish white ground and decorated with the Bayeaux coat of arms. Nicely detailed with glass eyes and seven holes on top for flower stems. In good condition with minor glaze loss. The Bayeaux pig is a rare, white breed native to Normandy, France. Makers mark to underside. Circa 1910-1920. Shipping: $30
Dimensions: 6.25"W x 2.5"D x 4"H
#60216
A good faience jardiniere from Henriot Quimper, depicting two musicians on one side and the coat of arms of Bretagne on the other with a fleur de lis on each end. In good condition with minor wear. No repairs or chips. Circa 1920-1930. 12.5"W x 6.25" D x 5"H
#SMDC 49