"Fine Faience Coffee Pot Decor Grisaille 1808 Signed Creil"
VERY BEAUTIFUL AND RARE COFFEE POT IN FINE EARTHENWARE FROM THE CREIL MANUFACTURE between 1808 and 1818. CREIL SIGNATURE IN HOLLOW AND STAMP FOR THE PRINT OF STONE, COQUEREL AND LEGROS FROM ANISY IN PARIS. BEAUTIFUL GRISAILLE DECOR OF MONUMENTS AND RUINS 1ST EMPIRE STYLE. ON THE HANDLE AND THE SPOUT: EAGLE AND LAUREL CROWN EMBLEM OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. UNDER THE SPOUT, BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVING OF A PUTTO SURROUNDED BY VINES AND FRUITS. FRIEZE OF VINE TREES AND BLUES OF GRAPES. VERY SOBER AND VERY REFINED. SUPERB BIRD HEAD POUR SPOUT. SOME EGENURES UNDER COVER. VERY BEAUTIFUL ENAMEL, COLLECTOR'S PIECE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.