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Vintage French Faience Soap Dish, Boar Hunting Transfer

Vintage French Faience Soap Dish, Boar Hunting Transfer

Regular price $150.00 USD
Regular price Sale price $150.00 USD
Sale Sold out

 

Details
Dimensions
2.75 in H x 6.75 in W x 5 in D
Surface
Original glaze with overall crazing, not cleaned or restored
Material
Faience, glazed earthenware
Period
Late 19th to early 20th century
Date
Undetermined, no maker or date mark present
Origin
France
Style
French transferware, hunting scene
Also Known As
porte-savon
Subject
Wild boar in reeds, hunting scene
Technique
Green transfer print on molded body
Form
Oval footed dish with three raised drainer bars
Marks
Small hand-painted blue cross to the interior base, no maker's mark located
Condition

The piece is in good antique condition with honest wear. The glaze shows overall fine crazing across the whole body, inside and out, which is normal aging for faience of this type and not damage. There is light brown staining and a few small surface flecks to the interior well, consistent with long use as a soap dish. The green transfer on the front is clear and well defined. The floral transfer on the reverse is present and slightly softer. The molded scalloped rim is intact with no chips or cracks found in hand. The three raised drainer bars are all intact. A small hand-painted blue cross sits in the interior base, most likely a workshop or decorator's tally mark rather than a maker's mark. No maker's mark, pattern name, or country mark was located on the piece.

 

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