Polychrome Stencilled Tiles from Nevers Faience, 1830, Set of 2

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A pair of early 19th-century french faience tiles from the manufacture de l'autruche in nevers. One tile features a stencilled … Read more A pair of early 19th-century french faience tiles from the manufacture de l'autruche in nevers. One tile features a stencilled deer surrounded by trees and a fence, the other a stencilled rosette, both contained within reserves surrounded by circular lines.

the edges are adorned with a frieze of blue dots and foliate ornament at the corners. The decoration employs a vibrant polychrome palette of blue, green, yellow and manganese. The combination of stencilled motifs with painterly brushwork lends a naive, characterful quality to the designs.

marked on the reverse 'l.e nevers'. A rare pair of early 19th-century nevers tiles with appealing country imagery.

literature: rosen, jean. La faïence de nevers, tome iv, pp. 108-109. See less