Old pot cover - gien earthenware - italian renaissance décor - xixth century

"large old pot cache - gien earthenware - italian renaissance décor - xixth century" Magnificent old pot cache in gien earthenware, decoration "italian renaissance" on a white background very beautiful tribute to the italian majolica of deruta, faenza, urbino, etc... This model with a polylobed border reveals under its three handles beautiful mythological scenes painted by hand in shades of gold, blue, orange, red, yellow and green. This room is in excellent condition and has no cracks or splinters. Period: xixth. Circa: 1875 - 1880. Dimensions: height: 25cm. Diameter at the widest: 25cm - base diameter: 20cm. Signature: interlaced letters. Among the many earthenware factories of the nineteenth century, the reputation of the earthenware factory of gien is equal to those of creil-monterau, longwy, sarreguemines or bordeaux. The pottery of gien in the loiret, in the centre val de loire region, was founded in 1821 by an englishman. Thomas edme hulm dit hall, is a british industrialist from a family that owned an earthenware factory located in montereau-fault-yonne in seine-et-marne. In order to make english fine earthenware shine in france, he settled on the banks of the loire, in the former convent of the minimes de gien. This geographical location is strategic with local raw materials available (siliceous pebbles from the loire, clays, sand) and wood from the orleans forests that can be easily transported by the loire to feed the cooking ovens. The earthenware factory specializes in the production of tableware. Initially white with blue decorations, it then evolved to be inspired by the most famous table services: saxony, china, marseille, ottoman empire or the renaissance to make them more accessible. It is a great success and many artists are invited to imagine new shapes and decorations. The manufacture's productions received numerous international awards between 1855 and.

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