Premier Auction - Session II | November 12, 2022
Sat, Nov 12, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 845
Monumental Faience Manufacturing Company Ewer
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
American, circa 1886-1890, possibly Edward Lycett decoration, upswept spout and scrolled handle, with gilt and beautifully rendered hand painted enamel decoration of birds amongst leafy tree branches, base marked with "FMCo" monogram and "19.", 22-3/4 x 11 in.; [Aesthetic Ambitions: Edward Lycett and Brooklyn's Faience Manufacturing Company] by Barbara Veith, Richmond, Virginia: University of Richmond Museums, 2011
Note:Closely related large scale ewers by Faience Manufacturing Company are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2004.95) and the Brooklyn Museum of Art (1999.1).
Accompanied by an article from the Brooklyn Museum, a newspaper excerpt, and some sales results. Similar examples illustrated in [Aesthetic Ambitions] on pages 52 and 82.
MET: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/17794
Brooklyn Museum: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2500
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Condition
anomalies, loss to gilt, crazing; light wear to extremities, binding loose but intact, many pages starting
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