Nevers Faience

Blue and white never urn; central oriental scene; with twisted scroll handles; 18th century.

Nevers Faience 'Pot a Oranger' adorned with painted farmhouse scenes and scrolled decoration in shades of blue (camaieu bleu).

Nevers Faience 'Pot a Oranger' adorned with painted farmhouse scenes and scrolled decoration in shades of blue (camaieu bleu).

Nevers Faience 'Pot a Oranger' adorned with painted farmhouse scenes and scrolled decoration in shades of blue (camaieu bleu).

Nevers Faience 'Pot a Oranger' adorned with painted farmhouse scenes and scrolled decoration in shades of blue (camaieu bleu).

Nevers Faience 'Pot a Oranger' adorned with painted farmhouse scenes and scrolled decoration in shades of blue (camaieu bleu).

Set of four rare Nevers Faience plates in excellent condition.

Nevers Faience earthenware plate with contoured edge with revolutionary polychrome decoration in the center of the inscription "I cherish my Liberty" in a medallion surmounted by a ...

This fine example has two small loop handles on each side. Background of Nevers Faience The Nevers manufactory, "Manufacture de faïence de Nevers" was a French manufacturing center f...

A French Faïence plate showing the men’s fashion in Paris during the early 19th Century, likely made in Nevers, France – circa 1900.

Hand painted with the date 1789 and a hand-painted festooned border. Called faïence parlante or faïence patriotique, dishes and bowls painted with images or mottos of the French R...

A French Revolution tin-glazed earthenware dish, made in Nevers, circa 1790, called Au Raisoir National or The National Guillotine.

Roughly translating to, “If things do not change sides we’ll soon be at the wallet.” Called faïence parlante or faïence patriotique, dishes and bowls painted with images or mottos...

A French Revolution tin-glazed earthenware dish, made in Nevers, circa 1790, called l’équité or the Justice.

Oversized bowls of this period and style are becoming increasingly difficult to find. Called faïence parlante or faïence patriotique, dishes and bowls painted with images or mott...

Showing a bare-bottomed figure, wearing the Phrygian cap, a symbol of liberty, while bending over for a figure representing the nobility. The noble figure holds an oversized instrume...

A French Revolution tin-glazed earthenware dish, showing three figures representing the Three Estates. On the left is a gentleman with a an épée, symbolizing the nobility. In the cen...

Production of Nevers faience then gradually died down to a single factory, before a revival in the 1880s.

French 17th Century Nevers 'Bleu Persan' Faience Jardiniere with à la bougie Decoration Circa 1690 The circular Nevers faience jardiniere has two large thick twisted rope handles.

French tin glazed earthenware was introduced from Italy to Nevers in 1565. The earliest authenticated piece of Nevers faience dates to 1589.

This rare 18th C. large faience plate from Nevers has colors of blue and white with lines of black or charcoal outlining the details.

Plate « trompe-l’Oeil » presenting a dish of apricots Nevers, 18th century Faience, fine glazed pottery Diameter 25 cm Rare earthenware bowl decorated with naturalistically-mod...

18th century French faience Nevers plate. House with trees on the center.

18th century French faience Nevers plate. House with trees on the center.

18th century French faience Nevers plate. House with trees on the center.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the faience of Nevers reached its peak. The signature on this particular piece tells us that the vase was made between 1899 and 1937, when Gabri...

All this rests upon four scrolled feet. Nevers, France was a French manufacturing center for producing faience or tin-glazed earthenware.

French hand painted faience jardiniere or cachepot. This beautiful hand decorated French faience planter, jardiniere or cachepot is the perfect centerpiece for a dining table, coffe...

French Faience Tromp L'oeil bowl with olives, Nevers, Dated 1774   French Faience Trompe L'oeil Bowl with Olives, Nevers, France, Dated 1774 French Faience Trompe L'oeil...

A charming 18th century blue and white cream pitcher decorated with a manor house and trees. From Nevers, France.

18th c. faience pot from Nevers, France. Classic blue and white painting. 17" overall diameter with handles.

A superb antique 18th-Century French provincial faience Nevers plate. This lovely plate has scalloped edges and is decorated with a hand painted charming dog holding a basket in a ga...

A hand painted floral border on the scalloped rim. Called faïence parlante or faïence patriotique, dishes and bowls painted with images or mottos of the French Revolution (1789-17...

A French Revolution tin-glazed earthenware dish, made in Nevers, circa 1790. A hand painted motto reads in French, “tous les méchants sont buveurs d’eau – cést bien prouvé par le ...

Hand painted with the date 1790 and a festooned border on the scalloped rim. Called faïence parlante or faïence patriotique, dishes and bowls painted with images or mottos of the ...

Production of Nevers faience then gradually died down to a single factory, before a revival in the 1880s.

18th century French faience house with trees in a central image Nevers plate.  

18th century French faience bird in a branch nevers plate. A yellow bird on a branch with ruins on the back.

A superb antique 19th-Century French provincial faience Nevers plate. This charming plate has scalloped edges with a hand painted floral spray surrounded by sprigs in lovely colors o...

A superb antique 19th-Century French provincial faience Nevers plate. This charming plate has scalloped edges with a hand painted floral spray surrounded by sprigs in lovely colors o...

These charming hand painted plates were sculpted in the Faiencerie de Nevers, France, circa 1850. The antique ceramic platters depict two figural scenes; an interior, domestic scene ...

Nevers faience and Rouen faience became the leading French centers of faience manufacturing in the 17th century, both able to supply wares to the standards required by the court and ...

Antoine Montagnon bought the existing business in 1875 during the time of the decline of the potteries in Nevers. Despite the closing of centuries-old manufacturers in Nevers due to ...

A charming 18th century faience “cachepot” planter decorated with birds, flowers etc., circa 1750 from Nevers, France.

This is a stunning pair of 19th-century Montagnon polychrome faience cache-pots from Nevers, a region renowned for its exceptional ceramic artistry.

The town of Nevers is a well known faience production center in France.

This elegant, antique faience planter was crafted in Nevers, France, circa 1850.

A beautiful and charming French Country hand painted blue and yellow faience pottery handled bowl or catchall dish featuring the French saying, "Qu' importe la pluie quand on a du so...

Gorgeous and rare work in Nevers Faience, French late-17th century, circa 1690 Dimensions: 6.49 In.

The oval body standing on three round feet, with twisted rope handles. Depicting Chinamen in a garden setting with plants and trees painted in blue on a pale bule glazed white backg...

A Pair of Blue and White Footed Faience Urns from the Nevers region of France. Each side painted with a unique landscape setting; stamped with the potter's insignia.

18th Century Blue & White Never Faience Urn with oriental scene; twisted scroll handles.

France, circa 1760 Nevers, a city located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central France, became a significant site of faience production in the early seventeenth century...

Decor de camaieu bleu representing the same view of a village on both sides. Nevers, France c.1800. It was due to Louis XIV that Nevers became celebrated for the production of faï...

Decor de camaieu bleu representing the same view of a village on both sides. It was due to Louis XIV that Nevers became celebrated for the production of faïence. Towards the end ...

Faience jardiniere or cachepot, hand painted from Nevers in Northern France.

A Nevers France faience with a polychrome decoration of revolutionary period.