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Bird ashtray by Filmont Calvados
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Beautiful polychrome ceramic ashtray, a basin with a little bird drinking water, in a particularly pretty turquoise color. This is a fine example of hand-modeling and glazing. Underneath, it is engraved with the word Calvados, which is quite legible, and a signature in duplicate. After a great deal of research, it appears that this may be a ceramic from the J. Filmont workshop in Caen. Several elements, which I'm about to describe, tend to confirm this, but I'll leave it to you to judge. This workshop specialized in polychrome enamel finials from the middle of the 19th century until 1936, in Caen, Calvados, but also produced other objects, including animal sculptures, always in polychrome enamel. We also find evidence of the sale of (live) birds during Joseph Filmont's early years in England, for which he even received a prize. He had a real interest in birds, and this is confirmed by the fact that we find other J. Filmont ceramics depicting birds, on which we find similar colors. And finally, the signature, which seems illegible when read in the same direction as Calvados, may well correspond to Filmont if the object is turned the other way round, as it resembles the signatures on ceramics from the J.Filmont workshop (Joseph Filmont was the founder and designer of the creations, but may never have modeled them himself). Last but not least, the Bavent pottery, which bought some of Filmont's molds and which I contacted, also favors the Filmont route, but was unable to provide me with any proof or certainty. This ceramic could date from before 1936. It is in very good condition, with no cracks or chips, not even a chip. This ashtray measures approximately 14 cm long (including the bird's tail), 9 cm wide and 4.5 cm high.
In very good condition, no cracks or chips, not even a chip.
In very good condition, no cracks or chips, not even a chip.
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ConditionVery goodColorsMulti ColorMaterialCeramicNumber of items1Height5 cmWidth14 cmDepth9 cm
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Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars, FranceOn Whoppah since November 2024 • 0 sales