Dimensions
6.3ins high, 10.6ins wide, 1.8ins depth
Circa Date
Circa 1870
Description - ID#23081
Barbizet (attributed) French Palissy Majolica wall platter which features a pike in the central well, sat on a bed of shells and foliage. Other creatures around the edge include a frog, a snake, two small fish, a lizard, a bee, a moth, and a snail. Various leaves. Colouration: blue, green, white, are predominant.
Maker: Victor Barbizet
French maker - Credited with founding the School of Paris (a group of specialist potters in Paris, producing Palissy ware).
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- Period of Operation:
- 1851-c.1885
- Majolica Making Period:
- 1850-c.1885
- Country:
- France
- Town:
- Paris
- People:
- Victor Barbizet, who painted the glazes on. Achille Barbizet (son), who cast molds.
- Awards/Accolades:
- Silver medal at the 1878 Paris Universal Exhibition.
- Typical Styles:
- Ultra naturalistic inspired by the creations of Bernard Palissy.
- Notes on Marks:
- Rarely signed. A few bear BV or A.B.
- Design Rating:
- 2 - Highly creative designs, but fell short of their top tier contemporaries.
- Glaze Rating:
- 2 - Good technical quality of decoration and glazing.
- Desirability Rating:
- -
- Output Rating:
- 2 - Comparitively average 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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