French Faience Geneviève Alizier Desvres Antique, circa 1895. A French Faience Desvres Style Polychrome Antique Figurine of the 19th Century. Is modeled in deep relief; the hand painting, décor and glaze are very well done. This Polychrome Antique Figurine is decorated with stylized accents, and a typical palette of Geneviève Alizier, including a creamy white background decorated with blue, sage green, iron red, light magenta, and yellow; the base foot is glazed with an unglazed rim foot. There is a makers’ mark on the underside, in dark manganese script under the glaze, AG, being that of Geneviève Alizier of the Desvres region. The estimated date is circa 1895. This French Faience Antique DESVRES. Figurine by Geneviève Alizier is in very good condition. Condition status includes minimal normal wear and rubbing, glaze losses, firing flaws, crazing and fretting. Overall, this item 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 that this item is photographed in natural light; shadows that may appear as irregularities are not necessarily chips, cracks, or discoloration. Tall X 1.6 In. Wide X 5.0 In. This is Geneviève Alizier Desvres style faience, 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 then fired several times in a kiln. The following (obtained through GOOGLE) helps to explain the somewhat obscure makers’ mark of Geneviève Alizier. THE ORIGIN OF THE’Ag’ MARK IS BEST DESCRIBED BY FRANCOIS PITON THE AUTHOR OF THE AUTHORITATIVE BOOK’C’est du Desvres’. The following is a transcript of a conversation between Francois Piton, the author of the authoritative book’C’est du Desvres’ and Philippe Knoblock another well known Desvres Specialist explaining the origin of the’Ag’ mark on certain pieces of Desvres. Mr Knoblock says”The Alizier family, two brothers and a sister, Geneviève regularly bought several biscuits (raw and undecorated pieces) at the FC [Fourmaintraux Courquin, circa 1875- 1900] factory, decorated them themselves and marked them with their own signature, and cooked them for the last cooking in the FC factory. That’s the reason why you can find the same pieces, from the same molds, but with different decors and signatures. Yes, I’ve met in Desvres this man, as each year; he’s a great collector of Desvres, and has, each year, a surprising piece to show. It was the case this year, where he had a piece signed FC and I had the same piece signed AG. As we were talking about this, Mr Philippe KNOBLOCK (a Desvres 18th specialist) came and told us he was certain that the ALIZIER family (2 brothers and a sister, Geneviève). I regularly bought several biscuits (raw and undecorated pieces) at the FC factory, decorated them themselves and marked with their own signature, and cooked them for the last cooking in the FC factory. It’s the reason why you can find the same pieces, from the same molds, but with different decors and signatures. Please check out my other listings with Fleurman. 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\Figurines”. The seller is “fleurman” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Handmade: Yes
• Production Technique: Pottery
• Model: DESVRES STANDING LION
• Country/Region of Manufacture: France
• Style: Country French
• Item Height: 2.7 In. Tall
• Item Width: 1.6 In. Wide
• Additional Parts Required: No
• Backstamp: Painted
• Product Line: Geneviève Alizier
• Material: Faience Pottery
• Theme: Animals, French
• Pattern: French Faience
• Type: Whimsy
• Features: Decorative
• Antique: Yes
• Color: Blue, sage green, iron red, magenta, and yellow
• Vintage: No
• Year Manufactured: 1895
• Subject: STANDING LION
• Finish: Glossy
• Item Length: 5.0 In. Deep
• Signed: Yes
• Signed By: Geneviève Alizier
• Packaging: Box
• Origin: Desvres
• Item Weight: 4.2 Oz.
• Brand: Lion
• Production Style: Faience
• Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
• Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
• Era: Victorian (1837-1900)
• Featured Refinements: Faience Pottery
• Main Color: White, blue, green, iron red,,magenta, yellow
• Original/Reproduction: Antique Original