barbotine dish -Austria
The " barbotine " is a decoration in relief on a ceramic object obtained pouring semi-liquid clay through a beef horn. " Barbotine " is the French definition for this tecnique, but this procedure was well known since antiquity.This barbotine dish was probably made in Austria, at the end of 19th century.
The dish has a central band with the landscape of a lake and a boat. The upper and lower band is decorated in relief, the one with sky-blue flowers and the other with green geometrical designs
The dish has a 6 1/2 in. diameter (cm. 17) and was bought by an Italian dealer at an Antique Market.
This item is not for sale, but most of my pieces were bought through the Internet. On the bottom and on the right bar of this page there are some advertisings of websites of silver and antique dealers
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