Dimensions
7.1ins high, 15.9ins wide, 9.1ins depth
Circa Date
Circa 1880
Description - ID#22058
Sarreguemines Majolica centrepiece bowl which features eagle handles at either end, the wings along the sides. Colouration: turquoise, cobalt blue, brown, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Sarreguemines pottery. Bears a pattern number, '215 and 1179'.
Maker: Utzschnieder & Cie
French maker - Judged by some to be amongst the top five majolica producers in the world, they supplied a vast collection.
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- Period of Operation:
- 1790-1978
- Majolica Making Period:
- 1860 to 1920
- Other Names:
- 1860-1880 Utzschnieder & Cie.
- Afterwards Called:
- 1978 bought by Lunéville-Badonviller-Saint-Clément. Factory closed in 2007.
- Country:
- France German from 1871-1918)
- Region:
- Moselle
- Town:
- Sarreguemines. Also Digoin and Vitry-le-François factories opened in 1874 following German occupation
- People:
- 1800 Paul Utzschneider assumed control. 1871, with change of sovreignty, Paul de Geiger assumed control.
- Awards/Accolades:
- Tiles for Paris metro.
- Typical Styles:
- Naturalistic, figural.
- Notes on Marks:
- Impressed SARREGUEMINES, sometimes with MAJOLICA. Later pieces have printed script ‘Sarreguemines’.
- Design Rating:
- 1 - Unsurpassed in their creativity and design excellence.
- Glaze Rating:
- 1 - In the top tier for technical quality of decoration and glazing.
- Desirability Rating:
- 2 -
- Output Rating:
- 1 - Comparitively high volume output, during our period of interest.
- Price Rating:
- 2 - Averagely priced compared to other makers.
Condition Summary*
Very Good. Virtually free from damage, wear, manufacturing defects (kiln effects) and/or restoration, which where present, in no way detracts from the piece.
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