Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 13

19th Century French Painted Faience Rooster with Vase Attributed to Comolera

$3,600
£2,672.81
€3,114.56
CA$4,997.96
A$5,590.54
CHF 2,909.35
MX$68,821.40
NOK 37,012.93
SEK 34,725.42
DKK 23,237.70
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

Add the charm of the French countryside to your home with this large, colorful and rare ceramic rooster sculpture. Crafted in France circa 1880 in the style of Paul Comolera or Louis Carrier Belleuse, the Majolica composition is at once a flower vase and a rooster sculpture. The elegant barbotine sculpture is hand painted in the red, blue, green, beige and brown palette. The tall proud barbotine rooster, symbol of France, is in excellent condition with well maintained colors and wonderful details throughout. Paul Comolera (1818-1897) was born in Paris, France. A very fine sculptor known mainly for his modelling of birds but he also produced some other animal figures as well as portrait busts. Comolera was a student of the early sculptor Francois Rude and he was the teacher of Jules Moigniez, one of the more important sculptors of the Animalier school. There is a distinct similarity in the detail, construction, form, and finish of the works of Comolera and his student Moigniez although Comolera's work is considered to be more in the naturalistic style as opposed to the romantic style of his pupil. Paul Comolera made his debut at the Salon in 1846 with a group called Golden Pheasants of China and continued to exhibit there until his death in 1897. Comolera's sculptures are prized for their great detail and accuracy. Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) was a French sculptor. He was one of the founding members of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and was made an officer of the Legion of Honor. He was the son and pupil of Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, and the brother of painter Pierre Carrier-Belleuse. He designed the patterns of the Faïencerie (earthenware factory) from Choisy-le-Roi, where he was artistic director. Measures: 15" W x 9.5" D x 24" H.
  • Attributed to:
    Paul Comolera (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 15 in (38.1 cm)Depth: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)
  • Style:
    Country (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1880
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Dallas, TX
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 211-3631stDibs: LU951224100172

More From This Seller

View All
19th Century French Painted Faience Rooster with Vase Signed Paul Comolera
By Paul Comolera
Located in Dallas, TX
Add the charm of the French countryside to your home with this large, colorful and rare ceramic rooster sculpture. Crafted in France circa 1880, the Majolica composition is at once a...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Country Animal Sculptures

Materials

Faience, Majolica

Late 20th Century French Hand-Painted Barbotine Ceramic Rooster from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
This large colorful Majolica rooster was crafted in Normandy, circa 1980. Hand painted in the blue, green and brown palette, the proud symbol of France stands tall on a green base. T...
Category

Late 20th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Early 20th Century French Polished Iron Rooster Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kitchen or breakfast room with this antique iron rooster. Crafted in France, circa 1920, the tall sculpture features a majestic chanti...
Category

Early 20th Century French Country Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century French Polished Steel Iron Rooster Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kitchen counter with this important antique rooster. Crafted in France circa 1920 and made of solid iron, the sculpture stands on a rocky base and features wonderful detai...
Category

Early 20th Century French Country Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Gilt Spelter Inkwell with Rooster Sculpture Signed A. Bossu
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique inkwell in a man’s office or study. Created in France, circa 1880, and built of spelter, the desk accessory sits on five small d...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Inkwells

Materials

Spelter

Early 20th Century French Painted Faience Pheasant Sculpture Signed Louis Dage
By Louis Dage
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a ranch house, a hunting lodge or a man's office with this elegant and colorful antique bird sculpture. Crafted in France circa 1930 and built of ceramic, the sculpture depi...
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

You May Also Like

French Barbotine Ceramic Vase and Rooster, Late 19th Century, Vallauris
By Clement Massier
Located in Labrit, Landes
French ceramic barbotine representing a rooster against a tree stump that serves as a vase. Made circa 1890 Good condition, very few marks of use Shipping: 23 / 35 / 51 cm 4...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

French Painted Ceramic Faience Rooster
Located in Antwerp, BE
Add the charm of the French countryside to your home with this large, colorful and rare ceramic rooster sculpture. Crafted in France circa 1960 in the style of Paul Comolera or Louis...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Large French Polychromed Ceramic Rooster in the Manner of Choisy-le-Roi
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in San Francisco, CA
the majestic rooster with turned head and direct gaze below a proud comb all above a robust body of well-delineated plumage with feet firmly planted in a grassy ground; covered overa...
Category

Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Large Majolica Rooster with Bamboo Vase Delphin Massier
By Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica colorful rooster signed Delphin Massier circa 1890. On the back of the rooster, a rare brown bamboo vase, usually the vase is a trunk.
Category

Antique 1890s French Victorian Vases

Materials

Majolica

Monumental 19th C. French Hand-Painted Majolica Rooster Vase, by Jerome Massier
By Jerome Massier
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental 19th Century French Hand-Painted Majolica Rooster Vase Signed by Jerome Massier. The body is modeled in high relief with a textured surface simulating feathers. The tail...
Category

Antique 1890s French Rococo Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

19th century French Majolica Earthenware Rooster Signed By Paul Comolera, 1880s
By Paul Comolera
Located in LEGNY, FR
Magnificent earthenware rooster and its vase, made in France in the 1880s. This majolica composition is both a flower vase and a rooster sculpture. This superb earthenware piece, bea...
Category

Antique 1880s French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware