Estate / Collection: French Faïence from the Estate of Sidney R. Knafel sold to benefit the Detroit Institute of Arts

Dated 1747
Of typical convex circular form with four loops through which would have been threaded a carrying strap, painted primarily in shades of iron red, ochre and blue, one side with a courting couple seated before open draperies surmounted by the date 1747 and the name AVGVSTAIN LAFOI, the other with a vignette of ferns
Height 7 ¼ in. (18 cm), width 6 ¼ in. (15.8 cm)

Another of similar form, painted with Saint Edmund and dated 1745, was formerly in the collection of Charles Damiron.

Provenance:

Acquired from Galerie Christophe Perles Paris.
Sidney R. Knafel, New York, no. 37.

Notes:

Literature:
Christophe Perles, French Faience: The Sidney R. Knafel Collection, France, 2016, cat. no. 37.

Doyle is honored to auction French faïence from the Estate of Sidney R. Knafel sold to benefit the Detroit Institute of Arts. Over the course of fifty years, Mr. Knafel assembled the most important private collection of 16th through 18th century French faïence. The upcoming auction on January 25, 2024 features a special offering of exceptional examples from his storied collection. Each of the thirteen lots on offer is illustrated in the landmark 2016 reference book, French Faience: The Sidney R. Knafel Collection (Éditions Mare & Martin: Paris). Property from the Estate of Sidney R. Knafel comprises lots 669 through 681 in the sale.

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