{"id":29385,"date":"2026-07-24T15:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiquites-bastian.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=29385"},"modified":"2026-07-25T17:11:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T15:11:29","slug":"a-faience-tile-with-an-armed-putto","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/antiquites-bastian.com\/en\/ceramics\/a-faience-tile-with-an-armed-putto\/","title":{"rendered":"A faience tile with an armed putto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"text\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiR0q3hveOVAxVAUaQEHXEDBioQ3ewLegQIDRAV\" aria-label=\"Texte traduit\u00a0: An 18th-century faience tile from Montpellier, featuring a blue design on a white background. Montpellier tiles decorated in shades of blue were formerly attributed to the Saint-Jean-du-D\u00e9sert manufactory, given its extensive production of blue-and-white ware. However, archaeological excavations conducted in Montpellier in the late 20th century challenged this attribution. Subsequent research revealed that certain tiles previously linked to Saint-Jean-du-D\u00e9sert actually originated from the Montpellier manufactory. The latter produced numerous tiles in shades of blue\u2014inspired by Dutch Delftware\u2014such as this example featuring a floral bouquet. It displays a large central medallion enclosing a bouquet arranged upon a leaf. The corner spandrels are decorated with undulating stems forming two interlaced &quot;C&quot; shapes; this ornamental motif appears on several tiles produced by the Montpellier manufactory during the 18th century. Period: 18th century Dimensions: Height: 13.5 cm Width: 13.5 cm Thickness: 1.9 cm\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">An 18th-century faience tile from Montpellier, featuring a blue-and-white decor. Montpellier blue-and-white tiles were formerly attributed to the Saint-Jean-du-D\u00e9sert manufactory, given its extensive production of blue-and-white ware. However, archaeological excavations conducted in Montpellier in the late 20th century challenged this attribution. Subsequent research revealed that certain tiles previously linked to Saint-Jean-du-D\u00e9sert actually originated from the Montpellier manufactory. The latter produced numerous blue-and-white tiles, inspired by Dutch Delftware, such as this example featuring a floral bouquet. <\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">It features a large medallion enclosing a putto, <\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">armed with a spear, a helmet, and a shield,<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"> in a landscape. <\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">The corner spandrels are decorated with undulating stems forming two interlaced &#8220;C&#8221;; this ornamental motif appears on several tiles produced by the Montpellier manufactory during the 18th century. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"text\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiR0q3hveOVAxVAUaQEHXEDBioQ3ewLegQIDRAV\" aria-label=\"Texte traduit\u00a0: An 18th-century faience tile from Montpellier, featuring a blue design on a white background. Montpellier tiles decorated in shades of blue were formerly attributed to the Saint-Jean-du-D\u00e9sert manufactory, given its extensive production of blue-and-white ware. However, archaeological excavations conducted in Montpellier in the late 20th century challenged this attribution. Subsequent research revealed that certain tiles previously linked to Saint-Jean-du-D\u00e9sert actually originated from the Montpellier manufactory. The latter produced numerous tiles in shades of blue\u2014inspired by Dutch Delftware\u2014such as this example featuring a floral bouquet. It displays a large central medallion enclosing a bouquet arranged upon a leaf. The corner spandrels are decorated with undulating stems forming two interlaced &quot;C&quot; shapes; this ornamental motif appears on several tiles produced by the Montpellier manufactory during the 18th century. Period: 18th century Dimensions: Height: 13.5 cm Width: 13.5 cm Thickness: 1.9 cm\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Period: 18th century <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"text\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiR0q3hveOVAxVAUaQEHXEDBioQ3ewLegQIDRAV\" aria-label=\"Texte traduit\u00a0: An 18th-century faience tile from Montpellier, featuring a blue design on a white background. Montpellier tiles decorated in shades of blue were formerly attributed to the Saint-Jean-du-D\u00e9sert manufactory, given its extensive production of blue-and-white ware. However, archaeological excavations conducted in Montpellier in the late 20th century challenged this attribution. Subsequent research revealed that certain tiles previously linked to Saint-Jean-du-D\u00e9sert actually originated from the Montpellier manufactory. The latter produced numerous tiles in shades of blue\u2014inspired by Dutch Delftware\u2014such as this example featuring a floral bouquet. It displays a large central medallion enclosing a bouquet arranged upon a leaf. The corner spandrels are decorated with undulating stems forming two interlaced &quot;C&quot; shapes; this ornamental motif appears on several tiles produced by the Montpellier manufactory during the 18th century. Period: 18th century Dimensions: Height: 13.5 cm Width: 13.5 cm Thickness: 1.9 cm\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Dimensions:<br \/>\nHeight: 13 cm<br \/>\nWidth: 13 cm<br \/>\nThickness: 1.9 cm<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"text\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiR0q3hveOVAxVAUaQEHXEDBioQ3ewLegQIDRAV\" aria-label=\"Texte traduit\u00a0: Condition: Deterioration\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Condition: <\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">few chips<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"text\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjOva-Z6-OVAxUkUKQEHWHjIwMQ3ewLegQIDRAV\" aria-label=\"Texte traduit&nbsp;: A tin-glazed earthenware tile in shades of blue, Montpellier, 18th century.\" data-mce-tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">A faience blue and white tile, Montpellier, 18th century.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":29368,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[95],"product_tag":[313,1142,881,175,3893,188,4269,2713,322,268,3140,2854,2008],"class_list":{"0":"post-29385","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-ceramics","7":"product_tag-18th-century","8":"product_tag-blue","9":"product_tag-blue-and-white","10":"product_tag-ceramic","11":"product_tag-delft-en-2","12":"product_tag-faience-en","13":"product_tag-faience-factory","14":"product_tag-french-faience","15":"product_tag-louis-the-16th","16":"product_tag-louis-xv-en","17":"product_tag-montpellier-en","18":"product_tag-putto-en","19":"product_tag-tile","21":"first","22":"instock","23":"shipping-taxable","24":"purchasable","25":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiquites-bastian.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/29385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiquites-bastian.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiquites-bastian.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiquites-bastian.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiquites-bastian.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiquites-bastian.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=29385"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiquites-bastian.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=29385"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiquites-bastian.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=29385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}