A few examples of appraisal values for
PALISSY EWER

• Pair of French decorated brass
  Pair of French decorated brass and painted glass faux ewers c.1900. 16"h.
• PR DELPHIN MASSIER LEAF AND
  PR DELPHIN MASSIER LEAF AND FLOWER MAJOLICA EWERS France,Late 19th CenturyMatching pastel pink and blue ewers decorated with vibrant purple flowers across the body with leaf form spouts and acanthus leaf handles resting atop a marbleized base.
• TWO PALISSY WARE FAIENCE
  TWO PALISSY WARE FAIENCE PLATTERS, REPTILE AND SHELLS, ...TWO PALISSY WARE FAIENCE PLATTERS, REPTILE AND SHELLS, FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY, each platter with scalloped edges, one platter centering a whelk shell, a frog, a salamander battle, clams, and an oyster shell among leaves on a blue ground, and the second platter arranged with two green crayfish, frogs, and shells centering an interlocking curled blue serpent, the ground carved with florette rondelles and radiating petals, each verso incised marked. 16" x 12" Note: after Bernard Palissy (French c. 1510-1589). Provenance: Property of an Important Houston Antiques Dealer Condition: Dust and mild surface soil, one small chip, overall in good to very good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.” NO REFUNDS will be issued based on condition.
• PALISSY TROMPE L'OEIL DISHFrench
  PALISSY TROMPE L'OEIL DISHFrench Palissy Trompe l'Oeil Dish , Charles Joseph Landais (1829-1908), Tours, signed, c. 1850-1880, decorated with morning glories and a lizard, l. 12 1/4 in.; together with a collection of 6 English and American majolica butter pats, incl. Griffen, Smith & Hill shell motif, English fisheye, pansy, leaf, daisy and wicker. Provenance: Passages, Magazine St., 2004.
• LIMOGES EWER. With handpainted monk
  LIMOGES EWER. With handpainted monk and floral decoration and a Dragon handle. Signed ''J.P.L France''. 15'' h. Some minor glaze loss.
• Large Ecole de Paris Oval "Fish and
  Large Ecole de Paris Oval "Fish and Pond" Palissy Ware Platter, ca. 1880, w. 15-3/4", l. 20-3/4". A similar Ecole de Paris "Fish and Pond" Palissy ware platter is in the Brooke Hayward Duchin Collection of Palissy ware at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
• A PALISSY WARE PLATE the lobster to
  A PALISSY WARE PLATE the lobster to the centre within a border of mussels, 21.5cm wide, together with a pottery bowl decorated with frogs and foliage, 22.5cm wide (2) Provenance: The Richard Pratley Collection of English Furniture, Naïve and Folk Art.
• A Paris (Angoulême) ewer, cover and
  A Paris (Angoulême) ewer, cover and basin, circa 1780, the ewer with silver gilt mounts, gilt and enamelled with a border of square trellis panels, crowned A marks, the ewer 20.5cm high
• A 19th Century pottery jug of
  A 19th Century pottery jug of ''Palissy'' ware inspiration modelled with a lizard a turtle and a beetle on a green ''moss'' ground with lizard modelled handle 6.5ins high (chipped)
• SEVRES LOUIS PHILIPPE PALE BLUE
  SEVRES LOUIS PHILIPPE PALE BLUE EWER c.1833 blue printed mark iron red Chateau de St. Cloud various incised marks gilt W or M with gilt loop handle flat rim and short spout the sides gilt with bands of anthenmion flowerheads and trailing ivy - h:7.25 in.
• PALISSY FAIENCE TROMPE L'OEIL
  PALISSY FAIENCE TROMPE L'OEIL DISHPortuguese Palissy Faience Trompe l'Oeil Dish , Manuel Cipriano Gomes Mafra (1829-1905), Caldas da Reina, impressed mark, decorated with lizard, snakes and beetles, dia. 8 in . Provenance: Passages, Magazine St., New Orleans, 2003
• (2) LARGE CONTINENTAL MAJOLICA
  (2) LARGE CONTINENTAL MAJOLICA LIDDED EWERS(lot of 2) Continental Palissy/ majolica ewers, possibly Portuguese, 19th c., lid with crown finial, acanthus scroll handle, body with winged cherubs molded in relief, central reserve with man in rowboat, unmarked, typical small chips and glaze losses, (one) lid with restoration, approx 14.25"h, 7lbs total **Provenance: An important San Antonio estate**
• PALISSY FAIENCE TROMPE L'OEIL
  PALISSY FAIENCE TROMPE L'OEIL DISHFrench Palissy Faience Trompe l'Oeil Dish , Ecole de Paris, c. 1860-1880, decorated with fish, l. 13 1/2 in.; together with a small majolica fish (Provenance: Nina Sloss, New Orleans), l. 8 5/8 in . Ref.: Brooke Hayward Duchin Collection Exhibition Catalogue
• Dry point etching by Fervilles
  Dry point etching by Fervilles French 20th c. with a woman leaning against a column holding a puppet of Pierrot numbered 20/350. 15.5"x11.5"
• Rare Portuguese Palissy Ware "Stump
  Rare Portuguese Palissy Ware "Stump and Lizard" Ewer, fourth quarter 19th century, by the Joao Duarte works, Caldas da Rainha, with full impressed signature underglaze on the base, h. 12-1/2".
• FRENCH PALISSY EARTHENWARE
  FRENCH PALISSY EARTHENWARE DEPICTION OF CALVARY19th Century. Impressed Avisseau and with a monogram, (signature for Jean-Charles Avisseau) of Tours. The raised mound with an open-mouthed snake devouring a frog, entwined around a crucifix laying upon steps of stone, a skull and cross bones at the entrance to a burial chamber. Height 3.75 in. Width 9.5 in. Depth 8 in. (Cond: good) Cf. Known in his time for his fantastic naturalistic creations, Jean-Charles Avisseau (1796-1861) followed in the traditions of the renowned 16th Century master potter, Bernard Palissy. Darwin’s 19th Century publications, along with the published works of other renowned naturalists, combined with a Romanism captivating all of Europe’s elite, led to the aristocracy and bourgeois classes studious fascination of natural history. Their homes, and in particular their drawing rooms were to become the residences of fantastic and ferocious bestiary objects, such as the Palissy created by Avisseau and others.
• TWO FRENCH MAJOLICA WALL POCKETS in
  TWO FRENCH MAJOLICA WALL POCKETS in the form of panniers applied with ferns, boughs and bulrushes, the yellow back with a moth and coloured in typical glazes, the interior green, 45cm h, early printed trade label of EUGENE TRAPÉ TOULOUSE, c1880
• PAIR FRENCH BRONZE EWERS 20th
  PAIR FRENCH BRONZE EWERS 20th century. Draped with generous ivy garland joined at the front with ram's masque; the scrolling handle enveloping a figure of a satyr; the whole on black marble foot - 17 1/4 in. high.
• PALISSY FAIENCE TROMPE L'OEIL
  PALISSY FAIENCE TROMPE L'OEIL DISHPortuguese Palissy Faience Trompe l'Oeil Dish , Manuel Cipriano Gomes Mafra (1829-1905), Caldas da Reina, impressed mark, decorated with crabs and clams on "grass", dia. 8 in . Provenance: Animal Art, New Orleans, 2003
• PALISSY FAIENCE TROMPE L'OEIL
  PALISSY FAIENCE TROMPE L'OEIL DISHPortuguese Palissy Faience Trompe l'Oeil Dish , Manuel Cipriano Gomes Mafra (1829-1905), Caldas da Reina, impressed mark, decorated with echinoderms and clams on "grass", dia. 8 3/4 in . Provenance: Passages, Magazine St., New Orleans
• Palissy ware pitcher and bowl
  Palissy ware pitcher and bowl marked Caldas, Portugal, decorated with a lizard handle and applied alligators. Pitcher: 10.5"h x 8.5"dia / Bowl: 10"dia Condition: Lacking lid, small chip to rim base.
• PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE FIGURAL
  PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE FIGURAL BRONZE EWERSFrench, 19th century, patinated and gilt bronze, of ewer form with high arching handle in the form of a putto supporting a stork, another putto holding either end of two garland swags comprising of lotus foliage, leafy oak branches, grape clusters, and stalks of wheat, with nestled rabbit, partridges, and crawfish amongst the foliage, supported on a square stepped plinth, 22 x 9 in. Provenance: Private Huntsville, Alabama Collection Condition: loose upright putti and stork mounts (one stork detached but present, break to rod), ewer forms slightly loose, minor verdigris and surface wear, small edge flakes to bases
• Attractive French Verdure
  Attractive French Verdure Tapestry Panel, depicting a country house park populated by a pair of swans, the borders of roses in ivory, ecru, vieux rose and pale blue, with foliage, properly backed in linen, h. 6', w. 4'.
• LARGE PALISSY WARE PLATTER19th
  LARGE PALISSY WARE PLATTER19th century large oval Palissy Ware ceramic platter with fish, lobster, frogs and other sea creatures. 23.5 x 16 x 3 inches in size. Some restoration.
• Set of Three French Provincial
  Set of Three French Provincial Copper Cider/Ale Ewers, of traditional inverted footed pyriform, first quarter 20th century, the finishes newly burnished, h. 9-1/2" to 15".
• Artist Unknown Les Lavandieers Au
  Artist Unknown Les Lavandieers Au Bord Du Rhone and Le Rhone Le Palas Des Papas (a pair of works) oil on canvas 21 1/4 x 32 inches (each).
• (2)'' YE OLDE ENGLISH''
  (2)'' YE OLDE ENGLISH'' POLYCHROME WHIMSY PLATESTwoTwo similar ceramic plates with old English colored landscapes surrounded with sayings on bright green border ''Some sing the praises of Camembert.'' and '' Season Me Well with Pepper and Salt... '' marked on bottom and embossed with numerals 9.5'' each mid-20th century. Private collection Metamora MI.
• Rare Set of Four Ecole de Tours
  Rare Set of Four Ecole de Tours Palissy Ware Dessert Plates, third quarter 19th century, with papillon centers and coquille et grenouille borders on a sponged ground, dia. 8-1/4".
• GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA PALISSY STYLE
  GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA PALISSY STYLE EWER LATE 19TH CENTURY the oviform body applied with lizards and shells on a leaf and bark moulded ground, with green and brown glazes throughout, the handle formed as a serpent coiling around the shoulder, raised on a round socle foot, impressed GJ monogram,45cm high
• A (LOT OF 2) FRENCH CLICHY
  A (LOT OF 2) FRENCH CLICHY PAPERWEIGHTS A (lot of 2) French Clichy paperweights: the larger weight with a pink pastrymold cane garland enclosing an outer band of green and white floriform pastrymold canes and inner band of white daisy canes centering a green pastrymold stamen, an inner pink and outer white pastrymold canes 3.5"d; the smaller weight with an entwining outer green, an inner pink pastrymold canes centering a pink rose cane with outer white stardust canes enclosed by a band of one large red/white alternating with two smaller green pastrymold canes 2.5"d
• PALISSY FAIENCE TROMPE L'OEIL
  PALISSY FAIENCE TROMPE L'OEIL DISHPortuguese Palissy Faience Trompe l'Oeil Dish , Manuel Cipriano Gomes Mafra (1829-1905), Caldas da Reina, impressed mark, decorated with crabs, clams and a snake on "grass", dia. 9 1/8 in
• Effanbee Composition
  Effanbee Composition "Patsyette”. Description All composition fully marked (overall light crazing, wear on arms and fingers), blonde mohair wig (sparse), painted brown eyes, factory original dress with matching undies and hat, shoes and socks. With a trunk of vintage clothes: six dresses, pink silk coat, two bath ...
• Ecru Pointe de Venise Lace Luncheon
  Ecru Pointe de Venise Lace Luncheon Setset comprised of (12) placemats and (1) runner each with allover scroll and floral motifs with bird and hare figures to center and corners.Mat 10.75 x 17.5; Runner 20.5 x 58 in.Some staining and loss.
• Pair of French Richly Fringed Gros-
  Pair of French Richly Fringed Gros- and Petit-Point Needlework Accent Pillows, of square form in floral decor, the primary palette in ecru, shaded antique red, yellow and shaded green, the backs in biscuit-toned velvet, w. 17-1/2", l. 17-1/2". Provenance: Blackamoor Antiques.
• Fine Francois Maurice Palissy
  Fine Francois Maurice Palissy Ware Double-Stump Vase, third quarter 19th century, with a bird's nest, songbird and puppy, signed at the rear edge of the circular base and the interior of the base in incised underglaze script "F. Maurice", h. 11".
• A French Ceramic Oversized Ewer
  A French Ceramic Oversized Ewer having drip glaze and relief decoration throughout signed indistinctly. Height 23 1/8 inches.