A FRENCH (HAUTIN AND BOULANGER) CERAMIC FIGURAL VASE MODELLED AS A COCKEREL

19TH CENTURY, BLACK PRINTED MARK, IMPRESSED 1334 Y, SIGNED P.(AUL) COMOLERA

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A FRENCH (HAUTIN AND BOULANGER) CERAMIC FIGURAL VASE MODELLED AS A COCKEREL
19th century, black printed mark, impressed 1334 y, signed p.(aul) comolera
Modelled mid-strut beside a fern-form vase, on a mound base applied with berried vine
24½in. (62cm.) high

Lot Essay

Paul Comolera, a French animalier sculptor famous for his life-size models of birds, of which the present cockerel is an example, also worked for the Minton factory. He was the sculptor responsible for the reknowned peacock exhibited by Minton.