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19th Century French Faience Bowl
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19th Century French Faience Bowl

19th century
Description

An unusual 19th century polychrome French Faience or Quimper ware bowl. Floral border with concentric circles form the basic decoration.

Condition: fritting and some rim losses consistent with age and production in tin glaze.

Physical Dimensions
Height
17cm (6.69")
Width
17cm (6.69")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Declaration

Timberhill Gallery has dated this French Faience Ceramic Bowl to the 19th Century.

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SA994656
Description
An unusual 19th century polychrome French Faience or Quimper ware bowl. Floral border with concentric circles form the basic decoration.

Condition: fritting and some rim losses consistent with age and production in tin glaze.

Height
17cm (6.69")
Width
17cm (6.69")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

Timberhill Gallery has dated this French Faience Ceramic Bowl to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA994656
Timberhill Gallery
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Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2014
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A circular nineteenth-century French tin-glazed earthenware bowl featuring hand-painted floral motifs and geometric borders in blue, green, yellow, and manganese hues on a white ground.
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Archive I A circular nineteenth-century French tin-glazed earthenware bowl featuring hand-painted floral motifs and geometric borders in blue, green, yellow, and manganese hues on a white ground.

19th Century French Faience Bowl

Archive II A circular nineteenth-century French tin-glazed earthenware bowl featuring hand-painted floral motifs and geometric borders in blue, green, yellow, and manganese hues on a white ground. View II
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Timberhill Gallery
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Suffolk
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Timberhill Gallery
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A circular nineteenth-century French tin-glazed earthenware bowl featuring hand-painted floral motifs and geometric borders in blue, green, yellow, and manganese hues on a white ground.
19th Century French Faience Bowl
Ref: SA994656
A circular nineteenth-century French tin-glazed earthenware bowl featuring hand-painted floral motifs and geometric borders in blue, green, yellow, and manganese hues on a white ground.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectDecorative Bowls
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Provincial
  • MaterialEarthenware, Tin Glaze, Ceramic
  • ColourBlue and White
  • MotifsHand-painted floral motifs, Geometric rim border, Tin-glazed ground, Radial medallion design
  • SizeH 17 cm (7 in) x W 17 cm (7 in) x D 5 cm (2 in)

This nineteenth-century French faience bowl is an earthenware ceramic piece finished with a white tin glaze. The interior surface displays hand-painted floral motifs and geometric borders rendered in blue, green, yellow, and manganese hues. A radial medallion design occupies the centre, surrounded by concentric circles and a decorative floral border. Visible signs of age and handling include fritting around the surface and minor rim losses, which are consistent with traditional production methods for tin-glazed pottery of this period. Measuring 17 cm high, 17 cm wide, and 5 cm deep, this decorative bowl serves as a striking display item for a sideboard top within a French provincial or chateau interior setting. The vibrant polychrome palette and intricate hand-painted details allow it to function effectively as a standalone decorative object or as part of a curated collection of antique ceramics in a dining room, living area, or hallway display space.

FAQs

French faience refers to tin-glazed earthenware produced in France from the late sixteenth century onwards, characterised by a white opaque glaze decorated with hand-painted metallic oxide pigments.

These pieces were shaped from coarse local earthenware clay, fired once, dipped in an opaque tin glaze to form a pale surface, painted by hand with mineral-based glazes, and subjected to a second firing.

Authentic pieces exhibit a soft clay body noticeable where edge chipping occurs, minor surface pinholes or glaze irregularities, hand-executed brushwork rather than printed patterns, and visible stilt marks on the base.

Display the dish vertically on an plate stand within a glazed cabinet, mount it securely as part of a decorative wall arrangement, or place it flat as a focal accent on a console or sideboard.

Dust gently using a dry soft-bristled brush or clean cloth, avoiding prolonged water immersion or chemical cleansers that could penetrate porous earthenware exposed along rim chips.
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