Haviland & Cie, monumental Art Nouveau jardiniere, c. 1876, Limoges, France, polychrome glazed pottery, zinc liner, gilt bronze mounts, in the Japanese Aesthetic taste, the three-handled vessel decorated in the round with impressionistic flowers on a cobalt blue ground, resting in an elaborate thickly gilt cast bronze stand decorated with fretwork, flowering prunus trees, bats, and three kneeling figures stationed as feet, the pottery hand-thrown at L'Atelier d'Auteuil, and decorated by Jules Habert-Dys, artist initialed in decoration, stamped "Haviland & Co, Limoge/76/1" to underside (under mounts), 22"h x 25"dia

Provenance: Property of a New York City Collector

Good/Fair, scattered edge glaze chips, hairline cracks around handles, overall craquelure, some verdigris visible through gilding, possibly missing some bronze decoration - **Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. Please call us at (973) 377-1500 or e-mail info@milleabros.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.