Léon Parvillée - Large Earthenware Dish

Large earthenware dish decorated with polychrome enamels by Louis Léon Parvillée (1830 - 1885)
Around 1880
Decor in the Iznik style
Signed under the base and numbered 38
Irregular in shape : part of the gondola around the dish (see photo)
Some light chips on the heel (see photos)

Rare piece on the market, important artist exhibited in various museums

"Student of Viollet-le-Duc, sculptor, decorator, commissioned by the Ottoman government to restore the town of Brousse and then the Turkish installations of the Universal Exhibition of 1867, recognized orientalist ceramist and many times medalist, creator of the magnificent Japanese decor of the thermal establishment of Bourbon-l´Archambault, defender of polychrome architecture, researcher and art historian, Léon Parvillée (1830-1885) was an "eclectic" artist in every sense of the word. His passion for ceramics, born of his work as an ornamentalist and then as an architect, constantly pushed him to take his technical or aesthetic research from object to the building or from the building to the object. Drawing from all fields and all references, the decorations and enamels he composes create a permanent dialogue between architecture and the decorative arts."

Source : OpenEdition Journals