The John & Rico Collection of

Antique Porcelain from The Drawing Room.

# 5268. A 19th century Veilleuse. Age: before 1875. Size: 9.25" tall / 4.5" x 5" foot. Polychromed Bisque. Condition: some overpainting and possible repair; firing crack on the underside of the base. This body color of the porcelain is mauve. This Veilleuse is pictured on page 98 - Figure 55- of Harold Newman's book "Veilleuses-A Definitive Review of Ceramic Food and Tea Warmers of the 18th and 19th Centuries" published in 1967. He states in his book: "Comparable architectural veilleuses, probably late nineteenth century, are in the form of various rustic edifices, such as a windmill (fig.53) . . . a stone Alsatian Mill (fig. 55). . . " A rare and beautifully detailed French Porcelain form. Price: $1,500.00.

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