By Perret-Gentil Menton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In the manner of Trompe L'oeil, a pair of French Barbotine wall plaques modeled by Eugène Perret-Gentil à Menton, la Cote d’Azur, France, circa 1880.
The trompe l’oeil wall plaques feature the lemons, limes, and oranges grown on the Côte d’Azur. This pair of triangular form plaques are made of overlapping citrus leaves with applied lemons and limes, and white citrus blossoms. Molded in high relief with two entwined branches that form a top handle. Each plaque has the original twisted wire for hanging.
Made by one of the best known Barbotine potters, Perret-Gentil of Menton, during the Belle Époque. Generally referred to as Menton, these pieces of Barbotine French Majolica were originally sold as souvenirs to vacationers on the French Rivera, in the glamorous beach resorts of Saint-Tropez and Cannes.
Book reference: Maryse Bottero, ‘Barbotines de la Côte d’Azur’. Paris: Massin Editeur Publishers, 2002
Large: 10.5 in. L x 6 in. W x 3.5 in H
Small: 9 in. L x 5 in. W x 2.5 in. H
The larger plaque...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Perret-Gentil Menton Furniture