Antique French Faience Apothecary Box Miel Roseat 18th Century Roses Hand Painted Veuve Perrin Sceaux Strasbourg
Antique 18th century french faience pot with hinged lid for a beauty preparation known as "miel roseat". It has a very tarnished silver mounting. The faience ground is white and features hand painted reddish pink roses. The pot stands 2" tall and its lid measures 2 1/3"diameter. The pot is unmarked (only says made in france) but i have seen the same mounting on pots by sceaux and veuve perrin. Veuve perrin (widow perrin) was a factory in marseille, france that manufactured faïence wares between 1748 and 1803. Claude perrin, born in nevers on 20 april 1696, settled in marseille in 1733 where he died on 25 march 1748. Pierette candelot, widow of claude perrin, took over the factory after her husband's death. It became known as veuve perrin. She entered into a partnership agreement with honoré savy, who was a member of the academy of painting and sculpture in marseille. This cooperation lasted from 1760 to 1770, but was less active after 1764, where savy founded his own company. In 1774 the widow perrin formed a second association with his son and antoine abellard, grandson of antoine clérissy.
This continued to operate until her death in 1794. Her son joseph and daughter anne took over until the final closure in 1803. The sceaux factory was founded in 1748 by von de bey and jacques chapelle. Production seems to have stopped shortly thereafter. There is a crack on the top of the lid and a scrape in the faience, -see photos.
The piece is very rare and even with its flaws, still displays beautifully, a pretty antique box for your dressing table or collection of apothecary pots. Please see my other listings for a second faience pot from the same estate. Miel roseate was a type of lip salve. If you are curious, here is a great recipe for miel roseate or rose honey.
You will need 50 grams of honey, 10 grams of clean red rose petals. Put the honey and rose petals in a saucepan. Heat 10 minutes over low heat, stirring continuously. Be careful not to let it burn. Filter (the most practical is to use a compress for this operation, or possibly a very clean and fine cloth).
Pour into a small airtight box. Apply with your fingertip to your lips as many times as needed. Note: this magic potion has astringent qualities, nourishes, hydrates, repairs, heals.
But also protects: do not go out in the cold without having coated your lips with it. If you prefer a darker shade of color, use red roses, if you prefer a more natural tone, use pink roses, if you prefer no color, use white roses. This item is made of faience, paint and silver.