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Bottle and Stopper

1930-1940 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Brown glazed stoneware bottle, pear-shaped with jagged base in the shape of a Chinese wooden stand. The stopper is decorated with a fish-head. Incised maker's mark on base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bottle
  • Stopper
Materials and techniques
Glazed stoneware
Brief description
Bottle and stopper, stoneware with brown glaze, made by Séraphin Soudbinine, Paris, France, 1930-1940
Physical description
Brown glazed stoneware bottle, pear-shaped with jagged base in the shape of a Chinese wooden stand. The stopper is decorated with a fish-head. Incised maker's mark on base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.3cm (Note: bottle and stopper)
  • Diameter: 6.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'EN SOUVENIR DE MA FEMME' above a six-winged seraph’s head and ‘SERAPHIN’ (marker's mark incised on base)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mme. Renée Collinson
Object history
This object is part of a collection of early 20th century French studio ceramics bequeathed to the Museum by Mme. Renée Collinson (1915-2001). The collection was assembled by her father, Charles Sydney Collinson between 1930 and 1940. He was an official in the Visa section of the British Embassy in Brussels from about 1910, and a friend of two of the artists who produced the ceramics, Paul Beyer (1873-1945) and Séraphin Soudbinine (1870-1944). He was English with a French wife and they retired to France although Mme. Collinson was brought up in France and Belgium.
Other number
9 - Number on label
Collection
Accession number
C.127:1, 2-2014

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Record createdApril 7, 2014
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