18th Century Faience Pheasant Tureen from Robert Compton Jones Collection
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A Continental faience tureen and cover in the form of a pheasant, late 18th century, naturalistically modelled with its head turned to the side, with brown and tawny plumage, a blue neck and head with red ringed eye, the mound base moulded with a tree-stump and leaves, fleur de lys mark to base, height 30 cm, length 47 cm. Provenance: The Robert Compton Jones Collection
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- Faience / Maolica - Originating in ancient Egypt, faience is the name given to tin-enamelled porcelain or earthenware, deriving its name from Faenza in Northern Italy. Also known as maiolica because at one time the wares passed through Majorca. In England, faience / maoilca underwent a revival in the late 19th century by the art potteries set up about that time.
Majolica was the name given to a specific product evolved by Minton in 1851 and introduced at the Great Exhibition. The pottery was coloured with a clear glaze containing metallic oxides.
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