19Th Century French Picassiette Pottery Water Jug
Stock No
4984
2012
- £395.00
- €471 Euro
- $517 US Dollar
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Item Description
Lovely example of a 19th Century French picassiette pottery water jug.
Pique assiette or trencadis is a style of mosaic that incorporates ceramic shards, broken dishes and other found objects into a design. While traditional mosaics used small cubes that were relatively uniformly shaped, pique assiette or trencadis tends to use nonuniform pieces. The term pique assiette has a French origin. Some say it translates to “stolen plate” or “broken plate”. It also refers to someone who is a “scrounger” which of course fits because most pique assiette art is created with recycled or scavenged materials. Trencadis is a Catalan term that means “chopped” or “breakable”.
There is a long tradition of using broken and discarded materials to create folk art.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Item Dimensions
H: 28cm W: 27cm D: 22cm
Period
19th Century
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)7792 139252
+33 (0)6 73 61 79 54
