Antique French faience candlestick figure "Ordonnance" 1900 | Moustiers / Desvres style | Satirical Molière ceramic figure France

Antique French faience candlestick figurine "Ordonnance" circa 1900 | Moustiers/Desvres style | Satirical Molière ceramic figurine "The Imaginary Invalid" | Hand-painted, France, collector's item

- Type: Figurative candlestick / chandelier
- Material: Faience (tin-glazed ceramic), hand-painted
- Period: Historicism / Art Nouveau (ca. 1890 - 1930)
- Origin: France (Desvres/Moustiers style)
- Special features: Handwritten lettering "Ordonnance" on the side, green painter's/workshop mark "X" with dot on the underside.
- Condition: Good vintage condition for its age (see photos)

For sale is a rare and distinctive antique French faience figure that also serves as a candlestick.

This artistic collector's item depicts a satirically exaggerated figure of the "patient" from Molière's famous play "The Imaginary Invalid" (Le Malade imaginaire).

An absolute highlight for collectors is the hidden note behind the figure's back: there is the finely painted inscription **“Ordonnance”** – the French word for a doctor's prescription.

Production: Created approximately between 1890 and 1930 in a traditional French manufactory (stylistically Desvres or Moustiers).

A wonderful decorative object for lovers of historical French ceramics, theatre enthusiasts, or as an extraordinary eye-catcher.