Lot 558
  • 558

Boîte à épices couverte en faïence de Rouen, vers 1725

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description

  • Larg. 11,5 cm
  • width 4 1/2 in
de forme recntagulaire à pans coupés, à trois compartiments, à décor bleu et rouge de corbeilles de fleurs, lambrequins et galons à réserves ornées de motifs de treillage rouge, la prise du couvercle en forme d'anneau à points bleus ; (égrenures)

Provenance

- Ancienne collection Fromage, vente novembre 1920, n° 5
- Ancienne collection Gaston Poulenc, vente du 29 mai 1968

Exhibited

A figuré à l'Exposition rétrospective de la Faïence française, musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, 1932, n° 312.

Literature

Reproduite dans le Répertoire de la Faïence française, tome IV, Rouen, pl. 83 C, Paris, 1933.

Condition

Very minor flaking to glaze on the rim. Otherwise good condition.
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