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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Mulberry Purple Pottery Tile Desvres France CF Charles Fourmaintraux Rooster Cockerel Coq Mark

A Vintage Delft Like Pottery Tile
Purple Mulberry Pottery Tile 
Desvres France 
Charles Fourmaintraux 
Rooster Cockerel Coq Pottery Mark
The hand painted scene on the tile is 
possibly a depiction of  The Parable 
of  the Good Samaritan.
Measures 5 inches by 5 inches square.
The tile is marked on the back with an impressed 
circular mark with a standing rooster (cockerel coq)
in the center. C F (for Charles Fourmaintraux) is 
impressed on the left and right of the rooster. In an 
arc over the rooster it reads: Marque de Fabrique. 
Underneath the rooster it reads: Desvres
It is also marked 'FRANCE' handwritten 
with fired on black glaze.
C F Marque de Fabrique Desvres France.
This tile shows a poor impression of the
rooster mark. It is pictured above, rubbed
with black pencil lead for better visibility. 
Charles Fourmaintraux Pottery Tile.
Desvres, France. Circa 1900 - 1940s.
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