Lot Essay
See J. Bastian et al., L'Europe de la faïence XVIIe et XXVIIIe siècle, Musée des Beaux-Arts Lille, Lille, 1990-1991, p. 76, ill. 88 for a comparable bottle and a discussion.
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EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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A Nevers pilgrim bottle or Gourde
Early 18th century
The globular body painted in blue, green, yellow and manganese-red with a medallion depicting a perched bird with buildings to the background, the other side en suite depicting an architectural structure, both flanked by combed motifs and scrolls, applied with four loop handles, with upright neck
28 cm. high
See illustration
Early 18th century
The globular body painted in blue, green, yellow and manganese-red with a medallion depicting a perched bird with buildings to the background, the other side en suite depicting an architectural structure, both flanked by combed motifs and scrolls, applied with four loop handles, with upright neck
28 cm. high
See illustration
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