PRINTED GREEN INITIALS OMJ SEVRES, MODEL NO. 713, PAPER LABEL FOR CLÉMENT MASSIER, SIGNED E. DIFFLOTH, CIRCA 1870

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A FRENCH (OPTAT MILET & FILS) PALE-BLUE GROUND CERAMIC CHARGER
PRINTED GREEN INITIALS OMJ SEVRES, MODEL NO. 713, PAPER LABEL FOR CLÉMENT MASSIER, SIGNED E. DIFFLOTH, CIRCA 1870
Finely enamelled with exotic poppies and a butterfly with crystalline enriched wings, reserved on a dotted ground
15 3/8 in. (39 cm.) diameter

注意事項

This lot is offered without reserve.

拍場告示

Please note this piece is signed by Émile Diffloth a noted French ceramist trained at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, recorded at both Sèvres and Boch Frères at the end of the century and later at University City Pottery, St. Louis, Missouri

拍品專文

Optat Milet, a French ceramic modeller and decorator was employed at the Sèvres factory (1862-79). He established his own studio in 1875 or 1877 and was associated with Massier, including exhibiting works in Vallauris as early as 1878. He was known for his experimental glazes including titanium yellow and crystalline.