1376910

Faience Butterfly Man Wall Pocket Desvres c1890#1376910

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Faience Butterfly Man Wall Pocket Desvres c1890#1376910
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Stunning style and decor, a beautiful, functional, and important French antique</em></td>
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This is a rare and unusual French Faience Butterfly Man Wall Pocket, made in the early 20th Century in the Desvres region of France. The modeling, decor, and glaze are masterfully done with typical colors of Desvres pottery: creamy white background decorated with bright dark blue, brilliant lemon yellow, iron red, and sage green. The décor is of flowers and relief scrolls. A central mask of a fantastic Bacchus type man with beard and two horns is on the front of the piece. The entire wall pocket is glazed; the design is quite complex. The backside is marked in under glaze blue with a mark believed to be the mark of FRANCOIS FOURMAINTRAUX of the period 1910. Desvres faience was a famous art pottery technique whereby tin glazes and decorations are applied over modeled terra cotta clay forms, and fired several times in a kiln. Please note this is not Quimper, but Desvres. Though similar, there are different color palettes used and other nuances on the two potteries. Dimensions (in inches): 9.1 Tall X 5.9 Wide X 3.2 Deep. Weight 1 Lbs. 3.5 Oz. Date: The date is circa 1910. There a few minute glaze losses; otherwise, the item is in very good condition other than firing flaws and minor wear; there have been no repairs or restorations. Shipping and Insurance USPS Priority Mail within the U.S. is $20.00. Thanks for bidding!
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<tr><td>Condition:Very Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:Circa 1910</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:France</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:FRANCOIS FOURMAINTRAUX </td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:9.1</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:3.2</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:5.9</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight:1.2</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:Faience Butterfly Man Wall Pocket Desvres c1890</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Country French</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:Pottery with Tin Glaze</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:Faience Art Pottery</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:Palm Beach Gardens, Florida</td></tr>
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