Faiences de Desvres (France)

tenpot wrote:doesn't look very old

Yes, it does look very clean although there was a lot of limescale inside where it had been used for flowers over the years. A similar one with an umbrella online described as being marked Mosanic, and another one with a label, so I think maybe 1960s?

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Recently acquired this  very odd item
I assume Dutch Delft by the typical sailing bots scene
But has a large blue figural Rat on the side.

The base has a monogram in manganese
which could be read as MG / GM
above xv111
which i guess is numerals for 18

Many thanks Denby,
i was blinkered by the Dutch look & theme dont think i would have ever got to french faience
Much appreciated.

Well, you are spot on about the lid, no cut out for spoon though.
Sorry should have shown that in first images.
Do you think the Numerals 18 could indicate date for 1918?
looks as though the 1025 is the shape number.

An egg cup maybe - with a lid to keep the egg warm?

cheese?

Its a bit large for an egg cup measuring about 6" tall to the top of the cover,

The bowl opening is about 3" across.
So having looked into this a bit further i think it may be a play on words
being the french for Rat is Moucharder
and a mustard pot being Moutarde,
Quite amusing i guess, cant think why else you would associate a rat with food item?

moucharder

to rat; to rat on
to tell tales

Does anyone know this makers mark? j

thankyou

Thank you Denbydump!
any idea when it could be made? and does it any collectible value?

thanks, i'll try the ebay

Faience fleur de lys trinket box Desevres?
Am I on the right track with Desevres, later 19th or early 20th C?
Any idea on the mark?
I presume the triangle one on both bits is the decorator’s mark.

From what I found online - the mark is probably for Fourmaintraux-Courquin (1875-1900) Desvres pottery

Denby, thank you - That’s really helpful