FRENCH FAIENCE
A ROUEN FAIENCE CIRCULAR 'A LA CORNE' TUREEN AND COVER (pot à oille), the twohandled gadrooned body painted in colours with floral branches and various insects, the border with iron-red scrolls, on pinched base, the domed cover with a large cornucopia (corne d'abondance) overflowing with carnations (oeuillets) surrounded by flowerbranches, perched birds and dragonflies, the flowerbud finial in yellow and iron-red (a minor chip and a very tiny crack), marked H.V above a small scroll, circa 1750's
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A ROUEN FAIENCE CIRCULAR 'A LA CORNE' TUREEN AND COVER (pot à oille), the twohandled gadrooned body painted in colours with floral branches and various insects, the border with iron-red scrolls, on pinched base, the domed cover with a large cornucopia (corne d'abondance) overflowing with carnations (oeuillets) surrounded by flowerbranches, perched birds and dragonflies, the flowerbud finial in yellow and iron-red (a minor chip and a very tiny crack), marked H.V above a small scroll, circa 1750's
21 cm high
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21 cm high
See illustration