Description:
Fifteen Robj Decanters
Glazed ceramic
France, 20th century
The anthropomorphic containers in white glaze with gold highlights represent: a kilted Scotsman, French soldier, African woman, military policeman, Russian peasant, bagpiper, priest, gentleman in a top hat, general with field telescope, Napoleon Bonaparte, professor, and four women in traditional folk dress representing Champagne, Brittany, Bresse, and Mont Cenis, marked with various Robj stamps, some also marked Limoge, approx. ht. 11 in.
Estimate $1,200-1,800
Good.
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Keywords
Napoleon Bonaparte, France20th Century Design
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