{"product_id":"antique-french-bisque-figural-spill-vase","title":"Antique French Rococo Style Bisque Figural Spill Vase","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA young man in eighteenth century dress pauses with a flower in his hand, one knee braced against a woven basket that opens into a shallow vase well. Pieces like this held the paper spills used to carry a flame from the hearth to a candle, back when matches were not yet common. The unglazed bisque holds the modeling of the coat buttons and the basketwork sharply, which is the whole point of leaving it undecorated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 6.5 in. W x 10.5 in. H x 4 in. D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Surface | Original bisque surface, unglazed and undecorated, with the basket well glazed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Primary Material | Bisque porcelain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Period | Antique\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Date | Circa 1875\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | France, Paris or Choisy-le-Roi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style or Movement | Rococo Revival\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Subject | Young man in eighteenth century dress beside a woven basket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Also Known As | spill holder, match holder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Maker, Mark, or Attribution | Bearing a printed green anchor mark of the type recorded on Paris bisque by Vion \u0026amp; Baury, successors to Jean Gille. Not signed, and the attribution rests on the mark alone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Marks | Printed in green to the recessed underside: a foul anchor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Construction or Technique | Slip cast in sections and assembled before firing, fired unglazed apart from the basket well\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eVery good antique condition. No chips or repairs. Fine firing lines are present in the recessed underside, one above the central boss and one running toward the rim beside the mark, visible only when the piece is inverted and not visible in display. Light surface soiling to the bisque, which is normal on an unglazed body that has never been sealed, and original kiln pockmarks consistent with manufacture. A small round vent hole in the underside is original to the firing rather than a later alteration. Six felt pads have been added to the base to protect surfaces; these are a later addition and not original to the piece. Please review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50038704242966,"sku":"AMD-0248","price":500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/Belgium_FranceContainerInventory-11700.jpg?v=1788997385","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie-design.myshopify.com\/products\/antique-french-bisque-figural-spill-vase","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}