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Lot n° 9

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Terrine covered in the form of pigeon, the plumage with gray and blue background, resting on a base painted in imitation of grass. Manufacture of Paul Hannong. Circa 1748-1754. (Restorations to the tip of the beak and tail, restoration to the breast, restored chips to the base; repainting to the top of the head; chipping). Length : 32,5 cm Comparable models in the Musée de l'Ariana in Geneva (inv AR 2001-222-1) ; and in Chompret, Répertoire de la faïence française, Paris, 1935, t. V, pl. 25.