The subject matter is a bit 'Dickensian', or...more like the output of both the Italian company Nardi, who - in plastic - do a lot of rural/rustic/nativity stuff and the Spanish firms who make the little terracotta people with paper hats,; Bull-fighters and maids usually, with childlike countenances.As these are also terracotta, I'm guessing somewhere in the South-west of France? They seem to be a group of 'village' women, an older Shepard and a group of younger hunters? Any other information on these and the company - Senton - would be most welcome. Height is around 65mm.
Later - much later; Now known to be Santons, French nativity scene items
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... It seems that they are figures used in South of France (Provence) for the Nativity .
Their name is "Santon de Provence".
tried a quick search on e-bay: nothing for this manufacturer (an old one it seems) but you can also do a search with "santon organon"...
if I'll have time, I'll do for you!
cheers,
Pascal
Thanks Sam - I should have Googled it myself really but it was a quick post and if I Googled everything I'd never get anything published! I did wonder if 'Organon' was a department, prefecture or arondisment or something...nice when you fill in the blanks.
Thanks again
Hugh
Good morning,
Senton is a medicin, produced by Organon. Organon is a pharmaceutical industry, with its roots in the Netherlands (city of Oss). They had also a branch in Brussels (Belgium).
With best regards,
Paul de Jong
p.jong@gmx.de
Thanks Paul! Very useful; so you think maybe they are S'a'ntons issued as a premium of some kind with S'e'nton products?
By coincidence, there are some more Santons in the queue!
H
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