598 - René QUILLIVIC (1879–1969)

René QUILLIVIC (1879–1969) The Women Smokers of Plozévet A significant and rare polychrome glazed earthenware sculpture Grande Maison HB Manufactory in Quimper Signed “Quillivic” in enamel and incised, and dated “1906” incised on the terrace; numbered 7/40 on the reverse Length 43 cm x Height 40 cm x Width 40 cm The original plaster model, created in 1906, was exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1907; our copy dates from around 1925–1930 Bibliography: Bernard-Jules Verlingue and Philippe Théallet, *Encyclopédie des céramiques de Quimper*, Vol. V, éd. de la Reinette, 2007. A similar group is reproduced on page 275. Expert: Bernard VERLINGUE