PERRET-GENTIL à Menton
Decorative wall lights in high relief
Two groups of glazed ceramic sconces comprising a pair decorated with donkey heads in high relief surrounded by branches and citrus fruit; a pair forming a citrus fruit and flower waterfall.
Signed on the back "PG Menton" and "PG M".
Menton, late 19th - early 20th century.
H. 28 - L. 25 cm (donkeys)
H. 33 - W. 22 cm (citrus fruits).
(Damage, missing parts and restorations)?
Eugène Perret-Gentil founded Les Faïenceries Mentonnaises in 1896, and made a name for himself with his citrus decorations.