Condition: Previous Restorations-rare old rivet repairs, minor chips and cracks; finial is chipped – Marks on Bottom of Basin -  Probably Mid 19th Century
The Sarreguemines Pottery Factory was established in 1790 in the Alsace Lorraine Region and survived three wars and much political conflict until 1983.  The Sarreguemines Museum now stands in its place.   Sarreguemines was known for its high quality wares, from faience, majolique, and stoneware over the years, receiving commissions from Napoleon I for items to be placed in Versailles. Business mergers and relationships with Villeroy & Boch of Mettlach and Choisy-le-Roi added to a significant customer base. 
This antique French lavabo with white slip ground and transferware patterns in greenish blue of a gardening items, features a straw hat, gardening tools, a wicker basket, a watering can and vegetables and flowers.
Rivets or metal clamp repairs were done in Europe on porcelain or vitreous materials by jewelers and metalsmiths from the 1600’s to 1960, and was the preferred method and in some time periods, the only method.