"Large Iridescent Black Earthenware Holy Water Font, Avignon ? 18th Cty"
FRENCH CERAMIC Large holy water font with plain fire technic of production, earthenware with a black iridescent glaze.
The front of the holy water font is molded with a relief motif of intertwined letters MA (for AVE MARIA?) under a crown.
A shell crowns the top of the holy water font.
Avignon ceramic factory ?
Mid-18th century
Perfect condition and very nice uniform and "silvered" glaze (these pieces are often broken and/or restored at the junction of the backsplash and the holy water receptacle).
Note a few micro chipping of the enamel at the edge of the holy water receptacle
Dimensions:
25,5cm high
* 11,5cm wide
and 7,5cm deep.
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