Description
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In the manner of Trompe L’oeil, a French Barbotine jug modeled and signed by Eugène Perret-Gentil à Menton, la Cote d’Azur, France, circa 1880.
The trompe l’oeil pitcher features the lemons grown on the Côte d’Azur. The three yellow lemons, green leaves and white citrus blossoms are applied in high relief against the bright turquoise ground of the jug. A brown double twig form handle and graceful upper opening and lip. Great color.
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
Measures: 6 in. L from handle to spout x 5.0 in. W x 6 in H
Signed on the bottom, PG M for Perret-Gentil, Menton
Incredible antique condition.
