A FRENCH GLAZED TERRACOTTA ROOF ORNAMENT AND A STEM OR 'EPIS DE FAITAGE'

THE STEM PROBABLY J. FILMONT, CAEN, CIRCA 1900

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A FRENCH GLAZED TERRACOTTA ROOF ORNAMENT AND A STEM OR 'EPIS DE FAITAGE'
THE STEM PROBABLY J. FILMONT, CAEN, CIRCA 1900
Modelled as a cockerel perched on a ball, the stem formed as a chimney applied with flower-heads and a grotesque mask
42 in. (106.7 cm.) high, overall (2)

Lot Essay

See Deux, p. 112-115, for an article on the Normand artistic tradition of faîtage. Illustrated here are a number of brightly enamelled ceramic roof ornaments. These charming animalier models and supports were designed as roof-ridge spikes, crowns for dormer windows and chimney vents.

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