FOURMAINTRAUX LADY WITH BASKETS Antique TRIPLE SALT DESVRES French Faience c1885. This rare and whimsical Triple Salt. Is an Antique LADY WITH BASKETS Antique TRIPLE SALT DESVRES French Faience. Includes a lady with an expressive face standing atop a plinth. Is wearing a period style floral patterned ensemble including a long striped dress with apron, with jacket and scarf, a bonnet hat; carrying a large handled basket on her back front straps (decorated with a coat of arms); and she is holding a double basket in front. Has a recessed bottom underside which is glazed; the bottom foot rim is unglazed in the brown clay typical of the Desvres region. Has a makers mark on the underside: a marking in manganese under glaze of FF, for Fourmaintraux Freres (1879 – 1887), and 109. The modeling, decorating, and glaze are well done with typical colors of Desvres pottery: creamy white background decorated with blue, green, yellow, iron red, and manganese. The estimated date is circa 1885. This French Antique FOURMAINTRAUX LADY 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. 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 isn’t damage- this is part of the history of old pottery and how it was made. Dimensions (in inches): 9.5 Tall X 3,7 Wide X 5.7 Deep. 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 LADY WITH BASKETS Antique TRIPLE SALT DESVRES French Faience c1885″ is in sale since Saturday, December 5, 2020. 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.
- Country/Region of Origin: France
- Primary Material: Faience Pottery
- Weight: 1 Lb., 9.7 Oz.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: France
- Style: Desvres
- Material: Pottery
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- Dimensions: 9.5 Tall X 3,7 Wide X 5.7 Deep Inches
- Original/ Reproduction: Original
- Date: Crca 1885
- Featured Refinements: Faience Pottery
- Object Type: Figurine
- Color: White, blue, green, yellow, iron red, & manganese