"Chamber Pot, Fine Earthenware, "egyptian" Service By Creil Montereau"
VERY RARE CHAMBER POT, "EGYPTIAN" TOILET SERVICE, FROM THE CREIL AND MONTEREAU MANUFACTURE, JAPONISM PERIOD 1876/1884. FINE EARTHENWARE, TRANSPARENT GLAZING, PRINTED AND PAINTED DECORATION. DESIGNS OF THE SIGNATURE AND DECORATION INSPIRED BY HOKUSAI'S MANGA. CHARLES HAMLET, ARTIST AND ENGRAVER, USED THE STYLE OF JAPANESE PRINTS BUT DID NOT REPRODUCE THEM IDENTICALLY. CHAMBER POT WITH MAGNIFICENT DECORATION, VERY BEAUTIFUL POLYCHROMY. VERY RARE OBJECT IN GOOD CONDITION. A very beautiful collector's piece. SOME SCRATCHES INSIDE. UNDERNEATH, RESTORED RIM OF THE BASEMENT, FOLLOWING CHIPS AND BITS.