Émile GRITTEL (1870-1953) "Pear Stoneware proof with large brown, green and ochre enamel casting Signed with initials under the base (Restoration to tail, firing crack.) Height Height : 8 cm Bibliography - Marc Ducret & Patricia Montjaret, L'école de Carriès, les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris 1997, model to be compared with those reproduced on pp. 95, 100, 101, 103. Provenance: Jean and Roseline Soustiel Collection, Paris Expert: Amélie MARCILHAC

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