MANUFACTURE JULES VIEILLARD & Cie IN BORDEAUX - THE DESI - Lot 166

MANUFACTURE JULES VIEILLARD & Cie IN BORDEAUX - THE DESIGN OF THE DECORS ATTRIBUTED TO EUGÈNE MILLET (1818-1979) "Décor japonais, version aux émaux en relief" commonly known as "Service Grands oiseaux" designed circa [1882-85] after compositions from the 1870s and similar unlisted models. A 17-piece earthenware dinner service with polychrome enamel decorations in light relief on an ivory background, composed as follows: - A large polylobed dish. L.40 cm - A compotier. D. 25 cm, - A circular bowl on feet. D. 24,5 cm - 6 small plates. D. 22 cm - Of 8 large plates. D. 24 cm The rim of each wing finished in gilding. Late 19th century. Each piece bears the maker's mark on the reverse (different marks). One large plate and the compotier cracked, wear to the gold on the rims. Bibliography : - Jacqueline du Pasquier - Vieillard & Cie, Histoire de la faïencerie fine de Bordeaux - Éditions Le Festin, Bordeaux, 2015. Pieces from the "Grands oiseaux" service reproduced on pages 133 and 136. - Jacqueline du Pasquier - J. Vieillard & Cie, histoire de la faïence de Bordeaux, de l'anglomanie au rêve orientaliste - Édition de la Société des Amis du Musée National de Céramique de Sèvres, Paris, 2015. Pieces from an identical service reproduced on pages 133 and 136. - Jacqueline du Pasquier - J. Vieillard & Cie éclectisme et Japonisme, catalog of ceramics and drawings - Édition Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, 1986. Pieces from an identical service referenced and reproduced under numbers 102 to 107 pages 59 and 60. Museum : - Musée du Petit Palais, Paris - Four pieces from an identical service (inv. nos. PPO03768(1) to PPO03768(4)), in the printed version, are held in the collections of this institution. - Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Bordeaux - Numerous pieces from an identical service (inv. no. 70.1.148 et seq.) are held in the collections of this institution.