A Sarreguemines Majolica Smoking Stand, Drunk Street Musician and Dog, ca. 1880
A Sarreguemines Majolica Smoking Stand, Drunk Street Musician and Dog, ca. 1880
$1,685.00
Sarreguemines Majolica Smoking Stand, molded and applied with an artiste de rue with his dog, and holding a wine bottle with an overturned wine glass below; the humidor formed as a cobalt glazed drum with a sign stating in French that the performer is on break due to indisposition (drunkenness in this case), the lid with a pair of symbols and drum stick forming the knop handle, the dog wearing a hat with a comical expression indicating his long-suffering nature.
The bottom glazed in turquoise with impressed mark 'SARREGUEMINES'
ca. 1880
BOOK REFERENCE:
Pierre Faveton, LES BARBOTINES. Paris: Massin Editeur, 1990, p. 46.