Dimensions: Tallest is 8.5ins high, 4.7ins wide, 4.7ins depth
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Tallest is 8.5ins high, 4.7ins wide, 4.7ins depth
Description - ID#23045
Pair of Thomas Sergent French Palissy Majolica candlesticks which feature blossom and leaves around the base. A lizard peering up at a snake to the stem. Colouration: brown, green, grey, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Thomas Sergent pottery.
Maker: Thomas Sergent
French maker - An important maker from the School of Paris (a group of specialist potters in Paris, producing Palissy ware).
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- Period of Operation:
- c.1870-c.1885
- Majolica Making Period:
- 1850-1900
- Country:
- France
- Region:
- Petit Montrouge
- Town:
- Paris
- Street:
- 106 Avenue d'Orléans
- People:
- Thomas-Victor Sergent.
- Awards/Accolades:
- Made his own molds, produced extremely vibrant colours. Specialised in large pieces. Won bronze medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris, 1878.
- Typical Styles:
- Naturalistic. Palissy.
- Notes on Marks:
- Sometimes impressed TS. Sometimes painted Sergent, Th. Sergent, T. Sergent or Thomas Sergent. Often unsigned.
- 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:
- 1 - One of the most desirable makers and highly sought after.
- Output Rating:
- 1 - Comparitively high volume output, during our period of interest.
- Price Rating:
- 1 - Command a higher price than the average maker.
Condition Summary
Good. Minimal damage, wear, manufacturing defects (kiln effects) and/or restoration, which does not detract from the piece.
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