Circular footed bowl in enamelled earthenware with a deep blue glaze, decorated with a polychrome painted design depicting a putto among foliate scrolls, in a Neo-Renaissance style. These elements make this bowl a particularly representative example of the production that contributed to Auguste Jean's reputation.
Its painted decoration shows strong similarities with that of a dish reproduced in The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue of the International Exhibition of 1862, among the works presented by Auguste Jean at the London International Exhibition that same year. Two other bowls and two other plates with the same painted decoration are also known. These comparisons suggest that the artist here re-used and adapted an already employed motif, testifying to the re-use and variation of some of his models on different forms.
Condition: Very good state of preservation. Some losses.
Signature: Signed on the reverse, under the base, in blue enamel: "AJ Jean".
