Pair Of Nevers-style Desvres Earthenware Planters.

A pair of Medici-shaped earthenware planters with blue monochrome decoration on a white background.
They date from the very end of the 19th to the beginning of the 20th century.
The flared bodies rest on pedestals and are fitted with lateral handles in relief featuring bearded masks.
The hand-painted decoration features alternating figures in wooded landscapes and stylized castle architecture.
These scenes are inscribed in reserves framed by dense foliage motifs.
Graphic and foliate friezes delineate the neck and foot.
This French work is attributable to the Desvres manufactures. Although they bear the letter N painted in blue under each piece, this is probably a style mark designating production in the Nivernais taste.
The height is 25 cm for a diameter of 30 cm.
The set is in very good condition.
I would just like to point out some small superficial enamel jumps around the foot, which have no effect on the aesthetics of this pair of planters.