PAUL JEANNENEY (1861-1920) - Lot 374

PAUL JEANNENEY (1861-1920) Large planter. Polychrome enameled stoneware proof - beige, brown - with rich green drips at the neck. Signed and dated JEANNENEY 1900, it bears a possible exhibition label (Paris, 1900?) with a handwritten note in ink 368 below the base. H. 24.5 cm - D. 30.5 cm Provenance : From a very important decoration made around 1900-1910 for the Rétif family estate (horse-drawn carriage factory) in the Cher region, which was visited by many artists from the owners' circle of friends. Bibliography and related works : Collectif - L'École de Carriès - Collection Leproust - Exhibition catalog for the Fondation Neumann, Gingins, Switzerland (April 6 - June 18, 200), Musée Saint-Germain, Auxerre (October 14, 2000 - January 8, 2001), Palais Ducal, Nevers (summer 2001). Cache-pot to be compared with our work reproduced on page 42. Expert : Emmanuel Eyraud