Fourmaintraux Freres Boy Double Salt Saleron marked Antique. This rare and whimsical Figural Double Salt. Is an Antique. Fourmaintraux Freres BOY WITH BASKETS DOUBLE SALT DESVRES French Faience. Includes a seated boy with an expressive face with whimsical stare. Is wearing a period style patterned ensemble including a long coat, breeches, and boots; holding two large baskets and hands folded on top of his lap. Has modeling, decorating, and glaze well done with typical colors of Desvres pottery: creamy white background decorated with blue, yellow, green, iron red, and manganese. Has a slightly recessed bottom underside which is glazed; the bottom foot rim is partly unglazed; there is a vent hole from the original making. Was made in the period of the. Fourmaintraux Freres, is old and original French Faience Art Pottery, made at the Fourmaintraux Factory in the Desvres region of France from 1879 to 1903. Has a makers mark on the underside: a marking in manganese under glaze of F. The estimated date is circa 18. This French Antique Fourmaintraux Freres BOY WITH BASKETS DOUBLE SALT is in very good condition. Noting on the back right outside at the base there is a glaze slip that appears to be from the original making. 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. Dimensions: 4.5 in. Tall x 3.5 in. Wide x 3.2 in Deep. Weight: 6.2 Oz. This is Desvres style fine country French faience 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 “FOURMAINTRAUX FRERES BOY DOUBLE SALT Saleron marked Antique French Faience c1880″ is in sale since Monday, October 25, 2021. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Decorative Pottery & Glassware\Figurines”. The seller is “fleurman” and is located in West Palm Beach, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Features: Decorative
• California Prop 65 Warning: No
• Handmade: Yes
• Pattern: French Faience
• Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
• Production Technique: Pottery
• Primary Material: Faience Pottery
• Subject: FOURMAINTRAUX BOY WITH BASKETS SALT
• Country/Region of Origin: France
• Dimensions: 4.5 in. Tall x 3.5 in. Wide x 3.2 in Deep
• Era: Victorian (1837-1900)
• Country/Region of Manufacture: France
• Origin: Desvres
• Material: Pottery
• Featured Refinements: Faience Pottery
• Year Manufactured: 1880
• Weight: 6.2 Oz.
• Model: BOY WITH BASKETS SALT DESVRES
• Original/ Reproduction: Original
• Production Style: Faience
• Date: Crca 1880
• Signed By: Fourmaintraux Freres
• Brand: Fourmaintraux Freres
• Style: Desvres
• Antique: Yes
• Color: White, blue, yellow, green, iron red, & manganese
• Signed: Yes
• Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
• Theme: Saleron
• Type: Figurine
• Original/Reproduction: Antique Original