Lot Essay
See D. Massier, Poterie d'Art Delphin Massier & Cie, Vallauris, 1908, planche 20, for an archival photograph illustrating the jardiniere form, model no. 947/I.
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CIRCA 1890, BLACK PAINTED MARKS FOR DELPHIN MASSIER. VALLAURIS. (A.M.)
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A MASSIER MAJOLICA JARDINIERE AND PEDESTAL
CIRCA 1890, BLACK PAINTED MARKS FOR DELPHIN MASSIER. VALLAURIS. (A.M.)
The broad circular bowl applied at the shoulder with three large butterflies alternating with rose blossoms, on a faux-marble foot, the columnar pedestal formed in two sections, the top moulded in the round with blooming thistles and other tall grasses, the lower section with a band of stylized thistles above a faux-marble octagonal base
56 in. (142.2 cm.) high (2)
CIRCA 1890, BLACK PAINTED MARKS FOR DELPHIN MASSIER. VALLAURIS. (A.M.)
The broad circular bowl applied at the shoulder with three large butterflies alternating with rose blossoms, on a faux-marble foot, the columnar pedestal formed in two sections, the top moulded in the round with blooming thistles and other tall grasses, the lower section with a band of stylized thistles above a faux-marble octagonal base
56 in. (142.2 cm.) high (2)