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A French faïence fine Japonisme-style part-dinner service by L'Escalier de Cristal, Paris, circa 1870-1880

Estimate

15,000 - 25,000 EUR

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Description

of 'Rousseau Service'-type, decorated in the Japonisme style, after Hokusai, with printed and coloured stylized vignettes of various birds, barnyard animals, crustaceans, fish, and further mammals, with blue-feathered borders at the shaped rims, comprising:

one shallow two-handled circular tureen, cover and stand, the stand 30.4 cm; 12 in. wide

forty large plates, 26.7 cm; 10 ½ in. diam.

forty plates, 23.8 cm; 9 ⅜ in. diam.

twenty-two shallow soup plates, 27 cm; 10 ⅝ in diam.

two large rectangular fish dishes, 61 cm; 24 in. wide

one large shaped platter, 50.2 cm; 19 ¾ in. wide

one large shaped platter, 44 cm; 17 ⅜ in. wide

printed Escalier de Cristal/ Paris marks in black, various impressed marks and numerals


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