Veuve Perrin snuff box, potter. Fayence c.1760
Snuff box MARSEILLES, France. Veuve Perrin, potter. Fayence. Painted black . 1760. Measures 2 3/4" Lenght, Width 2", Height 1 1/4" (Lenght 7 Cm, Width 5 Cm, Height 3 Cm)
A delightful box. The floral decoration is printed in outline colours and over-painted in enamels, a technique almost entirely confined at this period.
The Veuve Perrin's Mark is documented at Dictionary of Marks - Pottery and Porcelain by Ralf M. and Terry H. Kovel. Crown Publishers 1953. Section V. g. and h. figures. Pag. 135.
The technique has been recognized at Sotheby's Concise Encyclopedia of Porcelain, General Editor David Battie, 1990 Little Brown and Company. Pag.124
Price: $1,000 S&H insurance within USA $21.20
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