19TH CENTURY FRENCH PIC-ASSIETTE WATER JUG Garden Decoration commensurate with use [See description]

commensurate with use [See description]

Dimensions: 78cm h x 60cm w x 59cm d [Seat 46cm h]

Dimensions: 155cm h x 24cm w x 24cm d

Probably Maison Mailfert

They are beautifully carved and are in their original paint

19TH CENTURY FRENCH PIC-ASSIETTE WATER JUG Garden Decoration commensurate with use [See description]Lovely example of a 19th Century French picassiette pottery water jug. Pique assiette or trencadis is a style of mosaic that incorporates ceramic shards, broken dishes and other found objects into a design. While traditional mosaics used small cubes that were relatively uniformly shaped, pique assiette or trencadis tends to use nonuniform pieces. The term pique assiette has a French origin. Some say it translates to stolen plate or broken plate. It