Ha ha! I knew it was Villeroy and Boch but not that the commune would be decorating tiles for them -- unless they were blanks bought from V&B?
I meant the OP!:shame:
She wrote Girl of the Limberlost, but I have no idea how she is connected to the discussion of a mortar and pestle.
Fascinating stuff, SIS, thanks for the education!! I would've said dipped rather than salt glaze, but now I will reconsider with this new info....
La Ferte Gaucher is a commune in France -- looks like a tourist area so the tile could be a souvenir.
Ah, well we'll stick these in the "decorative" rather than "collectible" category then. ;)
I love that!
Such a sad sight...
It does seem to be pottery. I know nothing about the mark, though.
Ooohhh, that is lovely! Yes, I think 19th c, too.
I think the particular factory mark is the star one.
I do love it!
I didn't notice the "time lapse" LOL.
I was thinking something similar.
Kinda looks like an archaic script. But that's all I got!
I'm assuming most of us don't have anything pertinent to add. The base is quite different from the usual flat base. I think it is a nice piece...
Looks like studio pottery to me. When was it fashionable to put holes in...1990s, early 2000s?
Rather naïve painting. Bit of an oddity.
Sorry about your mom. It's tough when a parent passes. I know nothing, but those are pretty cool. Could be a foundry mark and possibly the 02...
Gorgeous glaze.
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