Lot Essay
Cf. D. Maternati-Baldouy, Faïence de Marseille, Marseille, 1997, p. 90, ill. 90 for comparable floral decoration.
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CIRCA 1760
Details
A Marseille Fauchier-type faïence floral two-handled oblong tureen and cover
Circa 1760
After a silver model, the form inspired by Strasbourg faïence examples, painted in colours with sprays of flowers, with scroll handles, the base pinched, the domed cover applied with a yellow fruit finial (hairline cracks to the inside)
36 cm. wide
See illustration
Circa 1760
After a silver model, the form inspired by Strasbourg faïence examples, painted in colours with sprays of flowers, with scroll handles, the base pinched, the domed cover applied with a yellow fruit finial (hairline cracks to the inside)
36 cm. wide
See illustration
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