"Oval Planter In Gien Earthenware With Italian Renaissance Decor, 19th Century"
Large earthenware planter with polychrome decoration. In a Poseidon medallion surmounted by a manganese knot in relief and surrounded by arabesques and figures.
Interior decoration and polychrome friezes, side handles and small snail feet in blue enamel.
Stamp below "GIEN" and n°48
Chip and loss on the center at the top on one side (without crack) and firing crack on the inside (see photos of details)
mark of GIEN, second half of the 19th century.
Height: 17 – Length: 49 – Width: 30 cm.
Bibliography: Decoration and shape reproduced in the work of Jean-Claude RENARD, "La faïence de Gien" published Sous le vent, 1981.
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