"Islettes Faience Holy Water Font"
Polychrome faience holy water font from Islettes. Late 18th - early 19th century. Characteristic shape with a painted back panel featuring a peripheral border, a painted cross, and a large, wide, hemispherical basin without a gadrooned boss. The loincloth is tied at the side... See photo in the reference book (image top left). This object is one of the featured images in this book; the former owner was also one of the authors. Polychromy in perfect condition. No cracks, no repairs.