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Similar Ferrière-la-Petite hen tureens in the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels.
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EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A large Ferriere-La-Petite Northern French faïence trompe l'oeil hen and chicks tureen and cover
Early 19th century
Painted in colours and naturalistically modelled in relief as a large brooding hen, further with an egg and seven chicks, on fixed shaped charger, the cover modelled as the back and head, the plumage dark brown
37.5cm. wide
See illustration
Early 19th century
Painted in colours and naturalistically modelled in relief as a large brooding hen, further with an egg and seven chicks, on fixed shaped charger, the cover modelled as the back and head, the plumage dark brown
37.5cm. wide
See illustration
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