Plant pot

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Artist | Manufacturer:: Faiencerie de Sarreguemines, attributable to | Ceramicist

Title:: Plant pot

Date:: Creation: 17XX (?) - before 1975 | 18th century

Inventory Number:: 1974-016/013

Collection:: Arts and Crafts

Domain:: Botany; Metal object

Designation:: Flower box

Iconography:: Lion; Laurel; Flower; Leaf

Material | Technique:: Fine earthenware, glazed; Bronze

Measurements:: H x L x P: 29.9 x 54.5 x 22.2 cm

Inscription(s):: Signature (Imprimé en noir sur quatre carreaux: 1011); Mark (Sur deux carreaux, en relief: U (?) SARREGUEMINES)

Description:: Oblong shape. Bronze box decorated with relief motifs of heart rays (?), scales, foliage, etc. On each long side, two polychrome tiles with floral decoration are set into the box. At each end, a lion's head with a bronze laurel wreath. Resting on four round feet with gadroons and grooves.

Geographical Reference:: Place of creation: France | Sarreguemines

Geographical Reference:: Place of use: Luxembourg | Luxembourg City

Location:: Depot

Acquisition method:: Donation

Acquisition date:: 1974

Copyright:: Work: Public Domain
Image(s): CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) | Collection of the Musée national d'archéologie, d'histoire et d'art Luxembourg (MNAHA)
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)

Photographer:: Loris Pompignoli

Metadata last updated on:: 25.02.2026

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