Stoneware Pitcher Art Nouveau Decor Heraldic Manufacture Of Pierrefonds

MAGNIFICENT STONEWARE PITCHER ART NOUVEAU DECORATION HANDLE IN THE SHAPE OF A "GRASSHOPPER" LEGS INSPIRED BY "VEGETABLE DECORATION BY LOUIS MAJORELLE, E. GALLEE" HOLLOW SIGNATURE "KNIGHT'S HEAD HELMET" FROM THE HERALDIC MANUFACTURER OF PIERREFONDS CREATED IN 1903 BY COUNT CHARLES HENRI OLIVIER HALEY D' ARROS KNOWN AS OLIVIER DE SORRA. SHAPE N° 442 in hollow. ON THE BODY OF THE PITCHER RELIEF DECORATIONS OF SEVERAL CROSSES OF LORRAINE WITH A PRAYING KNIGHT INSIDE......SUPERB! PERHAPS JOAN OF ARC? VERY FINE WORK OF GREEN / GREY COLORS ON A LIGHTER GREEN / GREY BACKGROUND AND OCHRE GRADIENT. DISCREET CRYSTALLIZATIONS. SIGNATURE ON THE BASE WITH SMALL, NOT IMPORTANT CHIP. VERY NICE COLLECTOR'S PIECE. VERY RARE MODEL. PITCHER IN GOOD CONDITION. .......... SUPERB ENAMEL.