Exquisite Antique Spanish Art Nouveau Style "Charles Pickman, Seville" Hand-Painted Pink and Gold Porcelain Figural Shell Water Pitcher and Basin, Circa 1860's-1870's.

15" H x 18" W x 15" D

Charles Pickman started "La Cartuja de Sevilla" in 1841. The tableware and decorative objects from the Sevillian factory quickly gained international recognition: in 1862 it received the gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in London and in Paris in 1878. It became an official supplier to the Royal Household in 1871.