{"product_id":"vintage-french-faience-soap-dish-boar-hunting-transfer","title":"French Ironstone Soap Dish, Hunting Dog Transfer","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eI love when a plain washstand piece carries decoration you would expect on something far more formal. This is a French ironstone soap dish, the open kind with raised bars across the base that lift the soap up out of the water so it drains and dries. The draw is the picture. A green transfer of a hunting dog working through tall reeds wraps the front, the kind of gun dog scene you find on sporting china, here on a small everyday object. The molded scalloped rim and soft overall crazing give it real age and character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 2.75 in H x 6.75 in W x 5 in D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Surface | Original glaze with overall crazing, not cleaned or restored\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Material | Ironstone, glazed earthenware\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Period | Late 19th to early 20th century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Date | Undetermined, no maker or date mark present\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style | French transferware, hunting scene\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Also Known As | porte-savon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Subject | Hunting dog in reeds, sporting scene\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Technique | Green transfer print on molded body\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Form | Open oval footed soap dish with three raised drainer bars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Marks | Small hand-painted blue cross to the interior base, no maker's mark located\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe piece is in good antique condition with honest wear. The glaze shows overall fine crazing across the whole body, inside and out, which is normal aging for this type and not damage. There is light brown staining and a few small surface flecks to the interior well, consistent with long use as a soap dish. The green transfer on the front is clear and well defined. The floral transfer on the reverse is present and slightly softer. The molded scalloped rim is intact with no chips or cracks found in hand. The three raised drainer bars are all intact. A small hand-painted blue cross sits in the interior base, most likely a workshop or decorator's tally mark rather than a maker's mark. No maker's mark, pattern name, or country mark was located on the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#181\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51482664010006,"sku":"AMD-03620","price":200.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/Belgium_France_Inventory_Continued-10938.jpg?v=1785433460","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie-design.myshopify.com\/products\/vintage-french-faience-soap-dish-boar-hunting-transfer","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}