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A pair of pendants, small painted earthenware panels in an impressionistic slipware style depicting farmyard scenes with roosters and hens from the renowned Georges Delvaux factory; DX, the official signature of Delvaux (1834-1909), a celebrated chemist and ceramist who took over the pottery works in 1889 and developed this relief painting technique. The frames are made of carved wood adorned with gilt motifs. The scene features a group of poultry (rooster and hens) pecking or moving about on a farmyard floor, with a ladder leaning against a wall in the background and a green container on the right. Viewing the two pieces side by side, one notices that they were designed to complement each other: the rooster is positioned on the left in the first panel and more towards the center-right in the second, creating a visual balance within their identical dark wood frames with gilt moldings. These are rare pieces of exceptional quality – 19th century.
Ref: TRKWCD06XX