MOUSTIERS FAIENCE
A MOUSTIERS-TYPE FAIENCE POLYCHROME VIOLIN, (violon) naturalistically modelled in relief, decorated with flowersprays and grotesque figures and beasts in the Olérys-Alcora style; in orange-brown, green and blue (animaux et figures grotesques) outlined in blue and orange, with strings and ebony elements inlaid with mother of pearl (nacre) (within an étui)

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A MOUSTIERS-TYPE FAIENCE POLYCHROME VIOLIN, (violon) naturalistically modelled in relief, decorated with flowersprays and grotesque figures and beasts in the Olérys-Alcora style; in orange-brown, green and blue (animaux et figures grotesques) outlined in blue and orange, with strings and ebony elements inlaid with mother of pearl (nacre) (within an étui)
19th Century
57 cm wide

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