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AD&PS ANTIQUES

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A wonderful example of Picassiette, on a large antique pottery oil or water jar. Early 20th century.

Rewired and PAT tested to UK standards

Pique assiette or trencadis is a style of mosaic that incorporates ceramic shards, broken dishes and other found objects into a design. While traditional mosaics used small cubes that were relatively uniformly shaped, pique assiette or trencadis tends to use nonuniform pieces. The term pique assiette has a French origin. Some say it translates to “stolen plate” or “broken plate”. It also refers to someone who is a “scrounger” which of course fits because most pique assiette art is created with recycled or scavenged materials. Trencadis is a Catalan term that means “chopped” or “breakable”.
There is a long tradition of using broken and discarded materials to create folk art.

  • Period:
    • Price: £795.00
    • €961 Euro
    • $1,005 US Dollar
  • Location: Gloucestershire
    • Dimensions: H: 40cm (15.75in)
    • W: 31cm (12.20in)
    • D: 29cm (11.42in)