A French faience (earthenware) sauceboat with an integrated underplate, manufactured by the renowned Keller & Guérin (K&G) pottery in Lunéville, France. The piece features a charming rustic design, with a stylized hand-painted rooster (coq) head on the side flanked by stenciled green shamrocks on the ends, all set against a warm cream-glazed ground with a distinctive sponged or feathered blue rim.

Condition Report & Provenance

• Subject / Sitter / Source: Rooster (Coq) and Shamrocks
• Artist / Maker / Author: Keller & Guérin (K&G) Lunéville
• Period: Early 20th Century
• Origin: France
• Material / Technique: Hand-painted and stenciled glaze on molded earthenware (faience)
• Materials: Earthenware (faience)
• Markings: Stamped "K & G / Luneville / Déposé France" in green underglaze on the underside of the underplate
• Decorative Details: Scalloped rims, sponged blue borders, slip-trailed dot accents around the rooster motif.

History

Founded in the 18th century, the Lunéville manufacture achieved great renown under the direction of Keller and Guérin (K&G) in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This sauceboat reflects the popular French regionalist style of the early 20th century, combining traditional country motifs like the Gallic rooster with Art Nouveau-influenced stylized forms. Such rustic tableware pieces remain highly collectible examples of French "faience populaire."