A FRENCH GLAZED TERRACOTTA ROOF ORNAMENT
PROBABLY TUILERIE NORMANDE, BAVENT, CIRCA 1900
Modelled as the central portion of an épis de faîtage support, entwined straps forming a globe around a core, the four exterior straps applied with masks of the Winds
15¾ in. (40 cm.) high
Lot Essay
Please note the similarty of the applied masks on the preceding marked example, lot 795.
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