Choisy le Roi Majolica nautilus shell centerpiece&stand

Circa 1880. 10.25ins high, 13ins wide.

Choisy le Roi Majolica centerpiece bowl and stand.



Bowl in the form of an upturned nautilus shell supported by coral, on a base molded as seaweed with cockle shells and yellow flowers.







Turquoise interior.



Turquoise underside with impressed and painted maker's marks.







Stand in the form of a scallop shell with coral molding around the center, inside which the bowl stands.

Three lily pads molded at the shell base.



Turquoise reverse with impressed and painted maker's marks.

Condition

Good. No restoration.

Bowl: Slight wear to interior.



Kiln effects: some roughness to the glaze in places;





crazing to interior and exterior of nautilus shell;





uneven glaze application around the rim.





Stand: Small 'nibbled' area to rim.



Wear to branch molding and to center inside the coral.









Kiln effects: craze lines to front and reverse;







two firing pits to coral.




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