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See Delphin Massier, Poterie d’Art Delphin Massier & Cie, Vallauris, 1908, p. 36 for an archival photograph of this model 617/1, the largest known of this form and the only example extant.
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PART II OF A NEW YORK COLLECTION (LOTS 175-215)
A LARGE MASSIER MAJOLICA ELEPHANT FORM JARDINIERE
CIRCA 1880, THE HOWDAH INTERIOR INCISED DELPHIN MASSIER VALLAURIS AM, RECORDED AS MODEL 617/1
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A LARGE MASSIER MAJOLICA ELEPHANT FORM JARDINIERE
CIRCA 1880, THE HOWDAH INTERIOR INCISED DELPHIN MASSIER VALLAURIS AM, RECORDED AS MODEL 617/1
Naturalistically modeled standing supporting a hexagonal howdah-form polychrome jardinière, on a colorful tasseled saddle blanket
30 ½ in. (77.5 cm.) high; 37 in. (94 cm.) long
CIRCA 1880, THE HOWDAH INTERIOR INCISED DELPHIN MASSIER VALLAURIS AM, RECORDED AS MODEL 617/1
Naturalistically modeled standing supporting a hexagonal howdah-form polychrome jardinière, on a colorful tasseled saddle blanket
30 ½ in. (77.5 cm.) high; 37 in. (94 cm.) long
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