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Veuve Perrin France Hand-Painted Faience Inkstand
| Categories | Ceramics/Porcelain "Named" Makers |
| Type | Faience |
| Material | Earthenware |
| Markings | See photo |
| Manufacturer | Veuve Perrin |
| Origin | France |
| Date or Era | circa 1890 |
| Measuring | 9 ½” x 6” x 4 ¼” high |
Beautifully rendered faience inkstand with two inkwells, a heart-shaped pounce pot, a pen holder, and two taper candle holders features detailed scenes from the French countryside. There is a pull-out drawer for storing writing supplies.
Three examples are shown here. Example #2 is missing lids for the inkwells and damage to the pull-out drawer.
A tin-glazed earthenware factory in Marseille, France, Veuve Perrin is named after Pierette Candelot, widow of Claude Perrin, and head of the concern from 1748. The factory used the ‘petit feu’ technique [using colors painted over the glaze fired at lower temperatures than the so-called ‘grand feu’ high-temperature colors of cobalt-blue and manganese to decorate its pieces.
Example 1: Sold for $350 in January 2013
Example 2: Sold for $175 in June 2023
Example 3: Sold for $162 in January 2024
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