By Theodore LeFront
    (1835-1893)-Fontainebleau

Condition:  Minor glaze imperfections– Last Quarter 1800’s
Theodore LeFront began working with faience and porcelaine in an atelier in Fontainebleau in 1860.  He had several apprenticeships with various other porcelain ateliers until opening his own in 1872.  Numerous exposition medals were awarded LeFront between 1866 and 1884 for his pieces. 
The splendid cachepot/center vase has ground colors of mottled yellow ochre blending into brown/black with painted blue marguerites.  The gros relief flowers and leaves are variegated cream and peach hollyhocks flowers in various stages of bloom from buds to full grown flowers with leaves throughout.