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Gien: The Greatness of a Factory

Published on , by Philippe Dufour
Auction on 07 April 2019 - 14:00 (CEST) - Allée du Château - 44800 Saint-Herblain
Three hundred and sixty-one pieces, all from the Gien factory's workshops make up the substantial menu of this sale. No fewer than two days will be needed to disperse the collection assembled by Jean-Marie and Chantal Jacquet-Gaultier at their house in the Nantes region. Through this top-rank selection, we rediscover the...
Adrien Thibault (1844-1918), "Francis I" orangeade service, c. 1879, glazed ceramic... Gien: The Greatness of a Factory
Adrien Thibault (1844-1918), "Francis I" orangeade service, c. 1879, glazed ceramic with an Italian Renaissance decoration, Gien holograph trademark and monogram: "AT".
Estimate: €1,200/1,500
Three hundred and sixty-one pieces, all from the Gien factory's workshops make up the substantial menu of this sale. No fewer than two days will be needed to disperse the collection assembled by Jean-Marie and Chantal Jacquet-Gaultier at their house in the Nantes region. Through this top-rank selection, we rediscover the excellence of a factory that for some two centuries has been successfully producing decorative designs, both inspired by the past and reflecting the artistic movements of the time. The story began in 1821, when an Englishman, Thomas Hulm, known as "Hall", the owner of a factory in Montereau, moved to Gien,…
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Sunday 07 April 2019 - 14:00 (CEST)
Allée du Château - 44800 Saint-Herblain
Rouillac
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