Desvres STANDING
HORSE- French Faience Geneviève Alizier, Antique, circa 1895
This
is a pottery STANDING HORSE- a French Faience Desvres Style Polychrome
Antique Figurine of the 19th Century. This DESVRES STANDING HORSE is
modeled in deep relief; the hand painting, décor and glaze are very well done.
This
Polychrome Antique Figurine is decorated with stylized accents, and a typical
palette of Geneviève Alizier, including a creamy white background decorated
with blue, sage green, and iron red. The STANDING HORSE stands upright on four legs; the base feet are
unglazed on the underside.
There
is a makers’ mark on the underside, in dark manganese script under the glaze,
AG, being that of Geneviève Alizier* of the Desvres region.
The
estimated date is circa 1895.
This
French Faience Antique STANDING HORSE Figurine by Geneviève Alizier is in very good
condition- noting there is a small chip on the tip of the right ear (see
photos). Otherwise, condition status includes minimal normal wear and
rubbing, glaze losses, firing flaws, crazing and fretting. Overall, this item
is sound, having no chips, cracks, or major defects, and having had no apparent
repairs or restorations. Please see all photos which are a part of this
description. Please note that this item is photographed in natural light;
shadows that may appear as irregularities are not necessarily chips, cracks, or
discoloration.
Dimensions:
3.7 In. Tall X 1.2 In. Wide X 4.6 In. Deep
Weight:
3.7 Oz.
This
is Geneviève Alizier Desvres style faience, fine country French art pottery.
This style includes production techniques whereby tin glazes and decorations
are applied and worked in stages upon a modeled terra cotta pottery form, and
then fired several times in a kiln.
*ORIGIN
OF THE ‘Ag’ MARK
The
Alizier family, two brothers and a sister, Geneviève, regularly bought biscuit
items (raw and undecorated pieces) at the Fourmaintraux Courquin Factory, circa
1875- 1900. The Alizier family decorated the faience items, marked them with
their own signature, and then fire glazed them for the last finish glaze at the
Fourmaintraux Courquin Factory.
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