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FIGURAL BOY MENU HOLDER Faience Art Pottery SCHUMANN BAVARIA (Nevers or Desvres type) c1890

This is an Art Pottery Faience FIGURAL BOY MENU HOLDER.

This Faience FIGURAL BOY MENU HOLDER:

- Includes a figurine of boy leaning over a and pointing to a menu;

- the boy has an expressive face, spiked hair, and is wearing a jacket with cravat; he straddles the menu with his arms and legs;

- the menu is beautifully framed with ornate scrolled decor, fruit and flowers; a figural goat head is at the top;

- is modeled in deep relief; the hand painting, décor and glaze are very well done, in the style of French faience; with typical colors: white background decorated with blue, orange, yellow, green, and manganese;

- has a recessed glazed backside, with a well-placed opening at the top to attach to a hook; the rear foot rim is unglazed;

- has a mark on the back underside, a green blazon with lion and crown, an early makers mark of SCHUMANN BAVARIA;

The estimated date is circa 1890.

This Faience FIGURAL BOY MENU HOLDER Figurine is in very good condition. Condition status includes minimal normal wear and rubbing, glaze losses, firing flaws, crazing and fretting. Overall, this work is sound, having no chips, cracks, or major defects, and having had no apparent repairs or restorations. Please note that this item is photographed in natural light; shadows that may appear as irregularities are not necessarily chips, cracks, or discoloration. This item is sold as is, as described. Please see all photos which are a part of this description.

Dimensions: 10.0 In. Tall X 5.3 In. Wide X 2.7 In. Deep

Weight: 1 Lb., 2.5 Oz.

This is faience in the style of fine country French art pottery from Desvres or Nevers, but was actually made by Schumann in Bavaria Germany. This faience style includes production techniques whereby tin glazes and decorations are applied and worked in stages upon a modeled terra cotta pottery form and fired several times in a kiln. It is noted that faience is not inherently "perfect" - larger pieces were still hand made in this era and as such have marks like little dents in the pottery which are glazed over. This is not damage- this is part of the history of old pottery and how it was made.

Schumann Bavaria History

The history of Carl Schumann Porcelain begins in the town of Arzberg which is located in Bavaria, Germany. In the early 19th century, kaolin was discovered in a region slightly to the north of Arzberg. At that time, this region of northern Bavaria was one of only a few areas in which large quantities of kaolin could be found. Thus began the industrialization of the area as porcelain factories started popping up in the region.

Heinrich Schumann founded the second porcelain factory in the town of Arzberg in 1876. By 1879, however, that factory had to close because its buildings were in the way of the railway that was being built. This railway served to connect Arzberg to other areas of Germany.

Heinrich's son, Christoph, established a new Schumann porcelain factory in 1881. It was located in the town center beside the market square. Schumann porcelain was later inherited by his son, and it became Carl Schumann Porcelain. The Schumann porcelain factory went through many incarnations through the years. It ceased to do business as a porcelain factory in 1996.

Seller’s note: Selling my personal collection of French Faience, Majolica, Delft, and art glass; interested to sell one at a time, or as a group in a collection.

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