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several figurines of different sizes and colors are displayed on a blue surfacetwo figurines that are standing next to each otheran old doll with a red dress and a brown hatan image of a doll made of a woman with flowers on her heada figurine of a man wearing a hat and scarfa small doll that is wearing a hat and a jackettwo figurines of people dressed in traditional clothing standing next to each othertwo figurines of a man and a woman dressed in costumesseveral figurines of people are lined up in a row on a blue surfacetwo figurines of a man and a woman dressed in red and whitea doll that is standing on a blue surface
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115 - Five large salt workers in ceremonial dress, with heads and …
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Estimate €300 - €500
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Description
Five large salt workers in ceremonial dress, with heads and limbs made of lacquered wood; the costumes are made up of small shells finely assembled (some parts missing; signs of mould). Salt-maker’s craft, 19th century. Height: 36 cm Note: First appearing in Batz-sur-Mer in the late 17th century to adorn church altars with floral arrangements, this craft of creating shell figurines in the likeness of salt workers gradually lost its religious function and became purely decorative around 1820. It played an active role in the region’s economic boom until 1880 and also helped to spread the image and folk traditions of this community far beyond its borders.
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Auction time 10/04/2026 at 11:00 AM
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