18TH CENTURY POLYCHROME FAIENCE WALL FOUNTAIN BASE

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18TH CENTURY POLYCHROME FAIENCE WALL FOUNTAIN BASE
Wall fountain base decorated with floral lambrequins around the edge and an urn overflowing with flowers on the base.
A blue and white mask handle on either side.
Rouen circa 1750.

HEIGHT: 17.5 cm (7″)
WIDTH: 45 cm (17¾”)
DEPTH: 27 cm (10¾”)

£1,800

Object History

The city of Rouen, Normandy has been a centre for the production of faience or tin-glazed earthenware pottery, since at least the 1540s. Rouen faience was essentially French in inspiration, though later influenced by East Asian porcelain.

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