
Lot Details
Lot 1026
Delphin Massier Majolica Large Butterfly Jardiniere
Circa 1890
Black painted uppercase mark, Delphin Massier / Vallauris. (A.M.)
Naturalistically modeled with upswept wings, perched on a pink chrysanthemum, supporting a similarly petaled conical vessel. Height 16 1/4 inches, width 20 1/2 inches.
Note:
Produced in at least two sizes. At the time of cataloguing no other examples of this rare large size were extant.
Provenance:
eBay, South America.
Literature:
Majolica International Society, Karmason Library, no. KL001596.
Reference:
Maryse Botero, Barbotines de la Côte d'Azur, p. 62.
C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection
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