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The Leroy-Dubois pottery operated in Malicorne from 1899 to 1918. It originated as La Faïencerie de Bourg-Joly and had been founded back in 1842 by Victor Rabigot.  The Rabigot family ran the pottery for decades until it was sold in 1899 to a cousin by the name of Gustave Leroy. Leroy decided to recognize his wife's contributions to the pottery and so included her, Cécile Dubois, when changing the name of the firm to Leroy--Dubois. Unfortunately, World War I had an understandably devastating effect on the business of decorative ceramics, and in 1918 financial difficulties led to the factory being sold and returning to its original name. During the nearly two decades when it was known as Leroy-Dubois, it...along with the other potteries in Malicorne...knew a grand success...producing artistic faïence in the spirit of Nevers, Quimper, and Rouen.  This covered butter was definitely conceived with the spirit of Quimper in mind! A very imaginative form, the biniou shape incorporates an embossed figure of a petite bretonne on the base...  ...and her counterpart...a petit breton on the lid.  The central motif of the lid is a petite bretonne with adorable "minnie-mouse" ankles peeking out of her sabots!  I can't resist showing it in its entirety again...I love the feet of the figures! Overall, the piece measures 8.375 inches long, 6.5 inches wide, and 2.75 inches high. It has the typical Malicorne characteristics of that era of production...circa 1910...with a bit of roughness to the side of the pipe on the upper right of the base and on the ends of the other pipes, but that all occurred in the original production process and does not have an effect on its attractiveness, usefulness, or value. Sprigs of heather and other wild flowers decorate the base and sides of the receptacle. No need to be restricted to butter...it would be a marvelous sugar container or desk accessory as well.  It is signed on the bottom with the Leroy-Dubois factory mark.
Henriot Quimper
Biniou-Form Salière (saltcellar or open salt)
It's a salière...or salt
server...a double open salt, if you will. Very cute; the mold is in the
form of a biniou or bagpipe with a jaunty striped handle forming
the two compartments for the salt. Circa 1925, it is signed Henriot Quimper 128. Condition is positively fantastic...the edge pipe has one teeny glaze flake...otherwise it's in perfect condition! 19th Century Fourmaintraux-Courquin Rouen-motif Huilier  Located in Desvres, in the Pas de Calais département of northern France, the factory that became known as Fourmaintraux-Courquin was started in 1863 by Charles-François Fourmaintraux and his wife, the former Célina Courquin. Prior to that, Fourmaintraux had worked at his father's pottery and as the funds to leave and start his own factory came from his new wife's dowry, he wisely included her maiden name as part of the name of the new company. Early production consisted primarily of tiles, but with the end of the Franco-Prussian War, the firm began to produce artistic wares based on classic forms and designs. By 1880, there were ninety employees producing pieces of wonderful décor and form...like this huilier.  Originally used to hold oil or oil and vinegar, it is decorated with a Rouen-inspired motif that features elegant cobalt blue lambrequins and red, yellow, and blue floral sprays.  It measures 8 inches across spout to spout, 6 inches high, and 2.875 inches deep. It dates from the last quarter of the nineteenth century and is in excellent condition considering its age...the spouts and the bottom rim have areas where the glaze is missing, but the handle is intact and the piece has not had any restorations.  It is signed on the bottom with the mark of the Fourmaintraux-Courquin factory...circa 1885.  HB Quimper Egg Cup  An adorable HB Quimper egg cup in the form of a chick sitting on a miniature Quimper plate! The attached underplate has a diameter of 3.875 inches and the overall height of the piece is 2 inches.  Sitting pretty from all angles...  ...the colors are great!  Signed on the bottom as shown...with the morse-code like signature of the individual decorator. Condition-wise, there are a couple of small chips to the underplate, a minute bit of glaze loss to his beak, and a faint line in the egg cup itself...you're right to want to know about these sorts of things, but for this type of small object that was at one time probably used on a daily basis, its condition is quite reasonable with nothing to keep it from being a cheerful addition to your collection! Henriot Quimper Biniou-form Coquetier (egg cup)  No more "pass the salt, please"...this clever Henriot Quimper coquetier (French for "egg cup"...in Breton, it's the dish used to serve your vi poazh-tanav)...anyway, the crafty potters in Quimper came up with a mold that not only pays tribute to their traditional music...  ...but gives the user their very own place for their very own supply of salt and pepper...the receptacles are cleverly incorporated in the loops of the blue ribbon!  It is decorated all the way around with colorful flowers...  ...and an adorable petite bretonne to brighten up your morning! Marked on the bottom Henriot Quimper...  ...it dates from around 1925 and measures 5.75 inches by 3.5 inches and stands 2.75 inches high.
It has the typical skips and
pops of that era of production...the rim and the base where the egg cup
sits atop the biniou-form stand have some areas of missing glaze that are
original to when it was made and the petite bretonne's green bodice has a
glaze pop...also original to when it was first made.
Henriot Quimper Biniou
Player Double Salt
Handsome from all angles; here
he is from one side...
Sprays of flowers accent the
pipes... Measuring 3.6875 inches high, 3.125 inches wide, and 2 inches deep, its biniou shape celebrates the rich heritage of Brittany. It has been rung many times to announce many things...as you can see in the photographs, there is glaze loss to all four corners of the bow and the bottom edges of the pipes...but no chips, cracks, or dings! It dates from circa 1925 and inside the bell is the mark of the Henriot factory...
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measures 4.5 inches by 3.25 inches and stands 2.5 inches high.
