A beautiful antique Quimper oil and vinegar cruet holder signed HR Quimper. The set is decorated with a Breton man and woman in traditional dress on one side and then delicate flowers painted on the other side. The set has lion feet as support and is painted with blue stripes […]
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Antique Old Strasbourg Handpainted Faience Plate c. The handpainted front is beautiful but the back of the plate tells us its story. Please review the photos of the back and note the kiln marks and proclivity of the the glaze demonstrating old world technique. It measures 9 in diameter and […]
V ery cool old Trivet featuring local people dancing to live music and named the “Danse de la Bourree” (Dance of the Drunk). This piece measures 6.5 in diameter and is in excellent antique condition.
Antique French Faience “Rooster” Pitcher Early Luneville, Lorraine c. Although unattributed, this piece is unquestionably early Luneville. The Rooster (the Symbol of France) sits atop the floral basket as any good French Rooster should. The glaze has dimples consistent with older primitive application technique and there is a cosmetic non […]
A superb faience plate made in France in the 18th century. Either way the piece is of a very nice quality and has a large hand painted monochrome puce scene in the center of three musicians in a landscape surrounding with a column behind them. The gentleman is holding a […]
Offered is this lovely antique french faience plate. Made by Keller & Guerin of Luneville, France from the late 1800’s- early1900. It measures 8.75 inches in diameter and is in excellent condition for its age. It features a bouquet of wild flowers and a single rose. The gently scalloped rim […]
Offered is this beautiful and rare antique Gien faience plate. It bears the 1875 makers mark as seen in the last photo. This lovely antique faience plate features hand painted birds, butterflies, bugs, flowers and green leaves and a cornucopia. The colors are varying degrees of blues, greens and orangy […]
Sarreguemines, whose name is a French. Spelling of the name in local Lorraine-German. Dialect “Saargemin”, meaning “confluence into the Saar”, is located at the confluence of the Blies. 79 kilometres (49 mi) east of Metz. 107 kilometres (66 mi) northwest of Strasbourg. By rail, and at the junction of the […]
This is a very interesting plate to my understanding it depicts a contrabandier. Better known as a smuggler or a pirate. It measures about 8 in across it has some signs of wear but in very good condition overall really great colors. A fantastic piece hard to find.
Antique French Enamel Majolica Cloisonné Faience Bowl Flowers. Antique French Faience Centerpiece Bowl Hand-Decorated Chinoiserie With Enameled Glaze. Dating circa 1920s, The earthenware bowl is hand-decorated with Chinoiserie and an enameled glaze. The underside is a pale turquoise blue with craquelure crazing and contrasting dark cobalt rim and foot with […]