Pierrefonds
Stoneware Vase - France Two-handled
stoneware vase, covered in a thick and dripping, variegated,
medium blue high glaze over a semi-matte, dark
cobalt. Marked
and bearing remnants of a paper label. See
detail and mark photos below. Background:
The "Societe faienciere heraldique de Pierrefonds" pottery
studio was created in 1903, under the ownership of Comte
Hallez d'Arros. Their mark features an armored helmet,
flanked by the letters "P" (for Pierrefonds) and "H" (for
Hallez). Reference:
Ceramiques Art Nouveau, 1994, Chateau-Musee de
Vallauris, where similar vases are pictured on page
89. Faint,
impressed marks: 472

Early
1900's
4" high

Glaze
detail

Glaze
detail showing scattered, fine peppering of burst glaze
bubbles.
P (helmet) H
PIERREFONDS


Remnants
of paper label
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