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90 - SAUXEMESNIL – EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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Estimate €800 - €1,500
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SAUXEMESNIL – EARLY 18TH CENTURY Ridge tile Glazed earthenware, with sections coated in kaolin slip. Gentleman in a frock coat, modelled in relief. Removable head (hat missing). Attached to the tile with original mortar. Damage. Height: 44.5 cm Notes: The Cherbourg Museum holds a ridge tile of the same style, depicting a parish priest, with several inscriptions including ‘….. …. Jean Mouchel, who made this tile, known as ‘Le Petit Jane’’, ‘…… Made in the year 1740’. (inventory number 96). Bibliography: Ancient Ceramics of the Cotentin, Thomas Henry Museum, Cherbourg, ‘De Terre et de Feu’ exhibition, summer 1996, p. 28. Provenance: Private collection in Normandy, Cotentin
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About the sale FOLK ART – A collection from Normandy and elsewhere
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Auction time 09/19/2026 at 2:00 PM
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