English and European Ceramics and Glass - 18th October 2017
Lot 1265
A large Jérôme Massier Majolica model of a wishing well late 19th/early 20th century
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £3000
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Description
A large Jérôme Massier Majolica model of a wishing well late 19th/early 20th century, unusually modelled with four musical frogs playing the mandolin and singing as they perch on parts of the well, a further frog seated on the ground, a small bucket suspended from the frame above the well itself, painted JMF Vallauris mark to the underside, minor damages, 71.5cm high.
Wells of this type are more commonly seen with songbirds in place of the frogs and are made in several sizes, this being unusually large.