CAT BOUQUETIERE Desvres French Faience Rare BUD VASE Figurine Signed ROUEN 19. This is a Desvres French Faience CAT BOUQUETIERE or PIQUE FLEURS, a Flower Holder Bud Vase, made in the Desvres region. This CAT BOUQUETIERE (or Pique Fleurs). Includes a figure of a whimsical standing cat, which has has six holes on the back to sprout the buds. Is modeled in deep relief; the hand painting, décor and glaze are very well done. In the style of Fourmaintraux faience. Is decorated with stylized floral accents, and a typical color palette of Desvres, including a creamy white background decorated with blue, yellow, green, iron red, and magenta. Has a maker’s mark of ROUEN, 1684, and A3, under the glaze on the underside of the belly. Is unglazed on the underside base of the feet. This Desvres Style Antique CAT BOUQUETIERE or PIQUE FLEURS 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 note that this item is photographed in natural light; shadows that may appear as irregularities are not necessarily chips, cracks, or discoloration. Please see all photos which are a part of this description. Dimensions: 3.6 In. Tall X 3.6 In. Wide X 7.0 In. Weight: 13.0 Oz. This is Desvres style faience, (not Quimper), 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. Please bookmark this work; Listing Category and List Price are subject to change. If you see something wrong in a listing, please send me a message and let me know and I will address the situation accordingly. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Decorative Pottery & Glassware\Planters”. The seller is “fleurman” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Age: Circa 19th Century
- Original/ Reproduction: Original
- Object Type: Flower Pot
- Type: Figurine
- Color: White, blue, yellow, green, iron red, and magenta
- Year Manufactured: 1895
- Origin: Rouen
- Brand: ROUEN DESVRES
- Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
- Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
- Era: Victorian (1837-1900)
- Shape: Pique Fleur
- Handmade: Yes
- Production Technique: Pottery
- Country/Region of Manufacture: France
- Style: Desvres Style
- Material: Faience Pottery
- Subject: Cat
- Production Style: Faience
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- Maker: Marked ROUEN- Fourmaintraux Style
- Primary Material: Faience Pottery
- Country/Region of Origin: France
- Dimensions: 3.6 In. Tall X 3.6 In. Wide X 7.0 In. Deep
- Featured Refinements: Faience Pottery
- Weight: 13.0 Oz..