For sale is a fun piece - a figural pastille or incense
burner made by Niderviller around 1800. The figure is of a lady -
presumably the wife of the matching gentleman figurine I also own. The
figure is dressed nicely, has a basket filled with greens next to her
and is standing on the typical rock work base with the gold trim around
the edge. Quite typical for this maker. The incense part can be seen
from the back where there is an opening in her basket with a little pin
on the bottom to stick the pastille. There is a hole inside to the right
that goes up into the figurine and out of her mouth. These types of
burners were used around this time since house and places often smelled
quite badly and the incense was used to cover it up a bit. It is rare to
find a figural one and I have never seen one by this maker. Really
quite nice! The piece is in great condition with one finger on her
right hand missing and a crack to the basket - mostly on the inside but a
bit can be seen along the edge presumable a result from use. The piece
displays perfectly and is just a fun to have around. As is the case with
most of their figurines the piece is unmarked except for a red number 4
inside the basket as shown. The figurine is 5.75 inches tall and the
base has a diameter of 3.5 inches. Figur French France 19thC 18thC 18th 19th century statuette Duftfigur potpourri
If you like my goodies have a look at my other auctions for a lot more
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