Sarreguemines French Majolica Pottery Wall Pocket, circa 1885

A rare and stunning French majolica twin handled pottery bowl applied with birds by renowned maker Sarreguemines and dating from the latter 19th century. The rounded bowl stands raised on four half ball shaped feet with a basket weave styled design. The rounded bowl is applied with decorative panels in low relief with leaf and stem handles to either side and with birds, their wings out spread, perched on a scorlling vine. The bowl has a raised rim with gothic style pierced panels and is richly hand painted in tones of brown, green, red, yellow, white and black. The inner bowl and base applied with bright turquoise glazes. The bowl is numbered 537 and has impressed SARREGUEMINES and MAJOLICA marks...

Stunning and heavily made midcentury Danish art pottery bowl designed by Jørgen Morgensen for Royal Copenhagen. Jørgen Morgensen is considered one of the most important potters and sculptors of the 20th century and this very stylish bowl has a central recess with a raised rim relief moulded with a repeat pattern of chicken like birds and finished in brown glazes. The bowl has printed Royal Copenhagen marks to the base along with incised initials JM.

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