Description
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In the manner of Trompe L’oeil, a French Barbotine wall plaque modeled by Eugène Perret-Gentil à Menton, la Cote d’Azur, France, circa 1880.
The trompe l’oeil wall plaque features the lemons grown on the Côte d’Azur. A triangular form plaque made of overlapping citrus leaves with applied yellow lemons and a green ripening lemon, and white citrus blossoms. Molded in high relief with two entwined branches that form a top handle. The 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
12.5 in. L x 8 in. W x 3.5 in H
Marked on the verso, PG for Perret-Gentil, Menton
Loss to one white blossom petal on the bottom most flower, as often seen on these complex pieces, otherwise in wonderful antique condition.
