BLACK PAINTED MARK FOR DELPHIN, MASSIER VALLAURIS. A.M AND INITIALED C.R (?), CIRCA 1880
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A FRENCH MAJOLICA DUCK-FORM JARDINIERE
BLACK PAINTED MARK FOR DELPHIN, MASSIER VALLAURIS. A.M AND INITIALED C.R (?), CIRCA 1880
Naturalistically modelled swimming with its head to the right
11 in. (28 cm.) wide
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See Bottero, p. 78, fig 4 for a similar example and D. Massier, planche 33, for an archival photograph illustrating this form, model no. 932, in five sizes.
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