French Majolica Violin in Ceramic, Early 19th Century

Description

Violin in decorated French ceramic, Rouen manufacture, 1800, with a side pocket and two holes for hanging on the wall … more Violin in decorated French ceramic, Rouen manufacture, 1800, with a side pocket and two holes for hanging on the wall using a rope, missing. This violin in Stannifero glaze majolica is completely decorated in shades of ocher and blue with floral motifs, flower vases, cornucopias and grids, arabesques in shades of green which are also repeated on the edges containing shaped tableaus with polychrome flowers. The back of this musical ceramic bears other decorations with flowers and racemes as well as the writing of the French manufacturer, bottom left, 777 Rouen. This nineteenth-century instrument is not suitable for producing sounds, it represents a rare and precious genre of decorative arts.

In good condition regardless of minimal wear on the enamel as visible in the photos in the gallery. It comes from a private collection.

The most precious violin in Delft stanniferous glaze majolica is found in the Ceramic Museum of Rouen, followed by that of the Loudon collection, in La Haye, that of the Evenopoel collection in Brussels and that of the Museum of the National Conservatory of Music in Paris.

Period: early 1800s
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