GEO MARTEL HARLEQUIN W/ BASKETS Antique TRIPLE SALT DESVRES French Faience c1900. This rare and whimsical Figural Triple Salt. Is an Antique. WITH BASKETS Antique TRIPLE SALT DESVRES. Includes a boy with an expressive face with whimsical stare. Is wearing a period style floral patterned ensemble including a long baggy pants, shoes, tunic jacket and ruffled collar, a skull cap; carrying a large basket with his right arm in front; and holding a double basket with handle in his left hand. Has a recessed bottom underside the feet which is glazed; the bottom foot rim is unglazed. Has modeling, decorating, and glaze well done with typical colors of Desvres pottery: creamy white background decorated with yellow, blue, green, iron red, and manganese. Has a makers mark on the underside: a marking in manganese under glaze of GM, 1255, and ix. The estimated date is circa 1900. This French Antique DESVRES HARLEQUIN BOY WITH BASKETS Antique TRIPLE SALT is in very good condition. Condition status includes minimal normal wear and rubbing, glaze losses, firing flaws, crazing, and fretting. Overall, this work is sound, having no chips, cracks, or major defects, and having had no apparent repairs or restorations. Please see all photos which are a part of this description. Please note; photos have been taken in indirect sunlight; therefore, reflections and lighting spots may appear, but do not necessarily indicate defects. Tall x 4.2 in. Wide x 2.8 in Deep. This is Desvres style fine country French art pottery. This style includes production techniques whereby tin glazes and decorations are applied and worked in stages upon a modeled terra cotta pottery form and fired several times in a kiln. It is noted that French Faience is not inherently “perfect” – larger pieces were still hand made in this era and as such have marks like little dents in the pottery which are glazed over. This is not damage- this is part of the history of old pottery and how it was made. Please bookmark this work; Listing Category and List Price are subject to change. The age quoted is an estimate based on form, design, research, and Sellers collecting experience. If you see something wrong in a listing, please send me a message and let me know and I will address the situation accordingly. The item “GEO MARTEL HARLEQUIN With BASKETS Antique TRIPLE SALT DESVRES French Faience c1900″ is in sale since Tuesday, June 15, 2021. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Pottery & China\Art Pottery\European Pottery\French”. The seller is “fleurman” and is located in West Palm Beach, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Primary Material: Faience Pottery
- Weight: 0.8 Oz.
- Dimensions: 4.7 in. Tall x 4.2 in. Wide x 2.8 in Deep
- Country/Region of Manufacture: France
- Style: Desvres
- Material: Pottery
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- Featured Refinements: Faience Pottery
- Maker: Geo Martel
- Object Type: Figurine
- Color: White, yellow, blue, green, iron red, & manganese