A Vintage Delft Like Pottery Tile
Purple Mulberry 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
This tile shows a poor impression of the
rooster mark. It is pictured above, rubbed
with black pencil lead for better visibility.
with black pencil lead for better visibility.
Desvres, France. Circa 1900 - 1940s.
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