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DURTAL, 18th CENTURY Deceptive jug in beige glazed earthenwa…
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DURTAL, 18th CENTURY Deceptive jug in beige glazed earthenwa…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,200 - €1,800
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Description
DURTAL, 18th CENTURY
Deceptive jug in beige glazed earthenware with brown speckled glaze. Baluster-shaped, its neck is fitted with apertures preventing its usual use; the nipple is connected at throat level to a hollow coil and the handle, also hollow, communicates with the base of the body allowing the contents to be consumed.
It is engraved with the words: "Fait par moi François Laillet à Saint Pierre de Durtal le 15 7bre 1765". This date is repeated on the outer base.
(Chips)
A DURTAL 18TH CENTURY PUZZLE-JUG
14,60 CM - 5,7 IN.
Extremely rare piece, possibly unique.
A recent search of the Durtal Civil Registry (Paroisse Saint-Pierre) records the birth of François Laillet in 1731 and his two children in 1760 and 1761.
Bibliography
"The art of glazed earthenware from the Middle Ages to the year 2000" Musée national de la céramique.
"L'art de la terre vernissée" Édition du musée national de la céramique, 2000
See original version (French)
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