Very pretty old candy box in the shape of a hen, in multicolored biscuit, 1900 period, stamped LM and numbered NI
It is a hen lying on a bed of straw, brooding her eggs. The base of the box consists of a woven basket, all in biscuit.
Originally, to produce this type of piece, the soft dough, without kaolin, was cooked twice, hence the term "bis – cooked". With the discovery of kaolin in France, the unglazed figurines no longer needed more than a single firing, but the productions of figurines that remained white kept this name.
Today, the definition of porcelain biscuit is a figure or a group in baked porcelain without glaze, that is to say unglazed (source: https://galerie-atena.com).
This beautiful object will delight collectors, but can also decorate your interior with charm!
Very good condition, no chips, beak intact, some small signs of normal wear.
Dimensions: length 13 cm, height 13 cm. Weight: 506g.
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