Chemla et fils, bonbonnière and cup decorated... Lot 275

Chemla et fils, bonbonnière and cup decorated with "peacock eye" ocelli, Tunisia, first half of the 20th century Earthenware with polychrome painted decoration of brown ocelli on a plain colored background, green for the bonbonnière, yellow for the cup. The circular bonbonnière with lid, the hemispherical cup with ring handle. Both pieces inscribed "Awlad Chemla (Chemla & Fils), Tunis" with a fleur-de-lys on the inside of the bonbonnière and its lid, and on the inside of the cup. Candy box: D. 17.5 cm, H. 7 cm; cup: D. 9.5 cm; H. 4.2 cm Chips on the rim of the bonbonnière and on the projection of its lid, small chip on the lip of the cup. The "fleurette", which can be likened to a pansy, is said to be the mark of Gabrielle dite Gabo, related to Jacob Chemla's wife. Bibliography : LOVICONI, Alain et Dalila, Faïences des Tunisie, Edisud, Aix en Provence: 1994, p. 109. Tunisian Pottery Covered Box and a Mug with Peacock Eye Pattern, first half of the 20th century