SARREGUEMINES - Lot 128

SARREGUEMINES "Fillette au canard" cigar holder circa 1881-82 Cigar-holder in fine Majolica earthenware coated with glazes colored with metallic oxides. Carries the shape number "579", which corresponds, in the list of numbers of decorative objects at the faïencerie of Sarreguemines, to a "Canard / Fillette au canard" cigar holder. Obtained by casting, it features a little girl sitting on the edge of a pond in which a duck is swimming. A dog stands beside her. Behind the little girl are a wooden barrel and a wickerwork hood serving as a cigar and match holder. Debossed markings under the base: "C 03 - SARREGUEMINES" for the factory, "C 07 - MAJOLICA" and shape number "579". Height: 17 cm Chips