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A French Majolica model of a cockerel, circa 1880, black painted mark for Delphin Massier, Vallauris, the crowing bird standing by a bundle of maize, height 26.77 in. Provenance: Christie's London, The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A.18 & 19 September 2013, lot 487

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A French Majolica model of a cockerel, circa 1880, black…