Five Jacob Petit Paris Porcelain Figural Objects
mid-19th century, including two seated figures in 18th-century costume on pierced bases, h. 6-1/4", w. 3-1/4", d. 3-3/4", a match/spill holder of two men holding a cask, one seated on a carton of tobacco, h. 6-1/2", w. 6", d. 3", a fowl peddler after "Cries of Paris", h. 6", w. 5", d. 3-3/4", and a girl riding on a pet goat, h. 4-1/4", w. 1-3/4", d. 3-1/2", each signed "J.P." on the bottom in underglaze blue.
Provenance: The Estate of Frank Fasullo, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Condition Report **The seated couple with minor rubbing to the gilt; the hand with book reattached. The match holder with one figure missing a thumb. The peddler with restoration to one bird's neck and loss to the other. The goat with minor losses to encrustation and minor rubbing to the gilt.
Provenance The Estate of Frank Fasullo, New Orleans, Louisiana.