Lot 218
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A LARGE PAIR OF FRENCH FAIENCE GOLDEN-YELLOW AND TURQUOISE GROUND VASES
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A LARGE PAIR OF FRENCH FAIENCE GOLDEN-YELLOW AND TURQUOISE GROUND VASES

LATE 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MILET, SIGNED C. ROGER

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A LARGE PAIR OF FRENCH FAIENCE GOLDEN-YELLOW AND TURQUOISE GROUND VASES
LATE 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MILET, SIGNED C. ROGER
In the Persian taste, each of baluster form, flanked by flattened upright handles centering butterfly medallions, painted and slip decorated allover with birds and butterflies perched and flying among blooming branches, their wings highlighted with gilt foil, ogival lappet panels at the rim, shoulder and foot
25 in. (63.4 cm.) high (2)

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For another vase signed C. Roger with similar enameling attributed to Milet, see Christie's, New York, 25 October 2005, lot 189. Optat Milet, a French ceramic modeller and decorator was employed at the Sèvres factory (1862-79). He established his own studio in 1875 or 1877. He was known for his experimental glazes including titanium yellow and crystalline.

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