Faience Ceramic Bénitier (Basin). Biblical theme antique print c1870

by Delaroque/Ris-Paquot

Faience de Rouen, 4-coloured secular theme Ceramic Basin, beneath a fleurs de lis (symbol of France).

Beautiful original lithograph with a biblical theme, by Oscar-Edmund Ris, 'Ris-Paquot', in Amiens, for Histoire des Faiences de Rouen, illustrating the finest of French Faience ceramics, published in Paris circa 1870 by Eugene Delaroque.

Between 1673 and 1696 Edmé Poterat (1612-1687) created the first earthenware pottery in northern France. After he died, his widow and their younger son Michael took over the original factory, while Michael's older brother, Louis Poterat (1673-1696), set up his own factory nearby. Warm milky white translucent earthenware was beautifully transformed by decorating with elegant yet relatively simple repeat patterns to produce some of the finest early ceramics. Valances, floral and foliated patterns as well as lambrequin-embroidery-imitation designs were their typical French style, but they also coloured designs in imitation of Chinese and Japanese porcelain.

Image size is 275 x 195mm (11 x 7.75 inches).
(This fine chromolithograph is currently mounted, with finely-painted narrow gold edging to the bevelled window of the 'antique white' ragmat conservation board; covered for presentation and protection until framed. External measurement for frame window is approximately 41 x 33cm (16 x 13 inches). Please email for picture 'half-framed for $145.)