Thomas-Victor Sergent (French, 1830-1890), an important member of the School of Paris, monumental Palissy charger with a pike, a perch resting on an island, on the rim are two large frogs, a lizard, and a large crayfish / crawdad, Sergent's studio was located in the quartier du Petit-Montrouge, a district of Paris, France, circa 1875
MEASUREMENTS;
25" L x 16.5" W
Though he began his career in the military, Thomas-Victor Sergent developed an enthusiasm for creating "Palissy ware," a genre of nineteenth-century ceramics inspired by the work of the Renaissance potter Bernard Palissy (1510-ca. 1589). He won a bronze medal for his work at the 1878 Universal Exhibition in Paris. -THE MET / The Metropolitan Museum, New York
