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This very unusual and beautiful vintage ceramic figurine of a woman wears the traditional peasant costume of Brittany/Bretagne (northwest France). …
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This very unusual and beautiful vintage ceramic figurine of a woman wears the traditional peasant costume of Brittany/Bretagne (northwest France). Her dress is trimmed with yellow; there’s a wide yellow ribbon around her waist and a wide, white, supposedly lace collar covering her shoulders. She also wears a beautifully detailed, white, light blue and yellow bibbed apron. The wide shoulder lace area acts as a place to hold the bell when you call people to the dinner table.
The bell figurine is made of white faience china and has a shiny surface. The figurine's dress and apron is hand-painted in a colorful, detailed patterns, emphasized by the thin black brushstrokes. On the front of her apron she holds a red rose and at the bottom, the word BRETAGNE is painted. Inside, the bell figurine is also glazed and shiny and there is a working, unglazed clapper that makes a dull tinkling sound when shaken. The word France is painted on the inside.
This piece sat in a china closet since the 1050s and is in very good, but used condition. Unfortunately, on the upper left side of the apron's bib, a small round bit of yellow glaze has chipped off, but it doesn’t affect the beauty and uniqueness of this piece.
This Brittany Dinner Bell woman measures; Height: just over 7 in, Width: 3 in, Depth: 2.25 in.
Similar items is selling on other websites for much more, so this is an excellent purchase for any collector or as a gift.
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- Dimensions
- 3ʺW × 2.25ʺD × 7ʺH
- Styles
- Figurative
- French Country
- Period
- 1940s
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Faience
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- White
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