Old Félix Potin advertising jar in white earthenware with black printed decoration, illustrated with two particularly detailed views representing the sales house at 103 Boulevard de Sébastopol and the Félix Potin steam factory located at 77 & 79 Rue de l'Ourcq in Paris. This address is a valuable dating element: the factory, initially established at no. 77, extended to no. 79 in 1881, before a renumbering of Rue de l'Ourcq moved this complex to nos. 83-89 in 1883. This variant can thus be situated in a particularly short period, around 1881-1883. The architectural decoration, very finely printed, also constitutes a remarkable testimony to the beginnings of the advertising identity developed by the famous Parisian house.
✦ Estimated Period: Circa 1881-1883 ✦ Provenance: Paris - France ✦ Dimensions: Approx. 13 × 9 cm ✦ Material: White earthenware with black printed decoration ✦ Condition: Good overall condition for its age, with traces and small signs of wear. Small superficial chip visible on the upper rim. Decoration well preserved and perfectly legible.
Rare old Félix Potin advertising jar from Paris, particularly interesting for collectors of advertising ceramics, old grocery jars, and objects related to the history of Parisian commerce.
