A Woman with a broken pot of flowers
Figure
ca. 1760s (made)
ca. 1760s (made)
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| Place of origin |
Of all the French faience factories, Niderviller produced the finest figures. The first were produced during the late 1750s, and were indebted to the designs of the factory at Strasbourg. The 1760s saw a marked development in the factory's repertoire, with new models introduced by the sculptor Philippe Arnold . These were supplemented, after 1778, with further additons by Charles Sauvage, called 'Lemire', who brought numerous models from the factory at Lunéville, where he had previously worked alongside Cyfflé.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A Woman with a broken pot of flowers (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours |
| Brief description | Tin-glazed earthenware figure of a woman with a broken pot of flowers, painted in colours, Niderviller pottery and porcelain factory, France, about 1760-1770 |
| Physical description | Tin-glazed earthenware figure of a woman with a broken pot of flowers, painted in colours. |
| Gallery label | Gallery 128 Decant 2003
The figure is after a model by Paul-Louis Cyfflé (1704-1806)(07/06/2004) |
| Object history | Bought from the Aigion Collection Acquisition type: Purchase |
| Production | Acquired as Luneville, 3rd quarter of the 18th century; reattributed to Niderviller, Bayerlé period (before 1770). Stuart G. Davis commented (note in register) that this figure and another of a girl with a goat are fairly conclusive proof that Niderviller was using Cyfflé models before the sale of his models in 1780 as both are known in Terre-de-Lorraine with Cyfflé's early mark CYFFLE A LUNEVILLE. |
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| Summary | Of all the French faience factories, Niderviller produced the finest figures. The first were produced during the late 1750s, and were indebted to the designs of the factory at Strasbourg. The 1760s saw a marked development in the factory's repertoire, with new models introduced by the sculptor Philippe Arnold . These were supplemented, after 1778, with further additons by Charles Sauvage, called 'Lemire', who brought numerous models from the factory at Lunéville, where he had previously worked alongside Cyfflé. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 477-1870 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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