Large Le Ballard de Carthage Tunisian Hand Painted Ceramic P...
Large Le Ballard de Carthage Tunisian Hand Painted Ceramic Pedestal Bowl.
A large hand-painted earthenware pedestal bowl manufactured in Tunisia. The form comprises a wide, shallow circular dish top supported by a flared conical pedestal base. The interior is decorated with a central marine motif featuring two stylised blue fish swimming in a circular motion, surrounded by floral sprigs and green leaf shapes against a field of fine blue pointillist dots. The interior rim and base are embellished with a repeating border of alternating blue and green teardrop shapes within linear blue bands, and the outer rim is finished with a solid dark blue glaze. The underside of the base bears a circular paper label with a central logo of a classical two-handled urn within a geometric star-patterned border, surrounded by the text LE BALLARD DE CARTHAGE and Made in Tunisia.
Diameter: 37 cm.
Height: 24 cm.
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The item is in excellent condition with no visible chips, cracks, or repairs. Minor glaze pitting and firing imperfections consistent with handmade earthenware are present on the underside of the bowl (photo 4). A small area of surface soil is visible on the white interior rim (photo 2).
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Large Le Ballard de Carthage Tunisian Hand Painted Ceramic Pedestal Bowl.
A large hand-painted earthenware pedestal bowl manufactured in Tunisia. The form comprises a wide, shallow circular dish top supported by a flared conical pedestal base. The interior is decorated with a central marine motif featuring two stylised blue fish swimming in a circular motion, surrounded by floral sprigs and green leaf shapes against a field of fine blue pointillist dots. The interior rim and base are embellished with a repeating border of alternating blue and green teardrop shapes within linear blue bands, and the outer rim is finished with a solid dark blue glaze. The underside of the base bears a circular paper label with a central logo of a classical two-handled urn within a geometric star-patterned border, surrounded by the text LE BALLARD DE CARTHAGE and Made in Tunisia.
Diameter: 37 cm.
Height: 24 cm.
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The item is in excellent condition with no visible chips, cracks, or repairs. Minor glaze pitting and firing imperfections consistent with handmade earthenware are present on the underside of the bowl (photo 4). A small area of surface soil is visible on the white interior rim (photo 2).
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