18th Century French Faience Lavabo

Description

A French faience Louis XV style lavabo from Moustiers. The urn is in three parts that attach to a walnut … more A French faience Louis XV style lavabo from Moustiers. The urn is in three parts that attach to a walnut plaque and the shallow basin rests on a walnut wall bracket. Hand-painted in blue, green and yellow with figures in a pastoral setting with flowers. Whimsical sculpted creatures form the feet of the basin and the handles and spout of the urn and a child perched on top forms the knob of the lid. Some restorations and chips and missing the spout. less