Posted 10 years ago
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I have no idea what this is. It was in my mothers trunk and that's about it. The internet was of no help so please if anyone can fill me in I would greatly appreciate it. OR lead me in the right direction.
Thanks
Search: 'Lucien Neuquelman Paris Figurines' -- I don't think the Moser-Millot sticker belongs on that piece. -- He was a French painter (1909-1988)
Here is another of his pieces posted on CW;
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/49473-mid-century-lucian-neuquelman-ceramic-pi
It's a 'pis soit' or public urinal, n'est-ce pas?
http://www.cloacina.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/P1020137_sm.jpg
These public urinals were built between 1833 to 1848 by Rambuteau, Préfet of Paris, for his anti-miasma “water, air, shade” campaign. Although he is now more famous for his fountains, in Rambuteau’s Paris these urinals were christened with name. At the peak of their spread in the 1930s there were 1,230 pissoirs in Paris, but by 1966 their number had decreased to 329. By 2006 only one remained, on Boulevard Arago. (From 1981 they had been replaced systematically with new technology, the Sanisette.)
Sorry that should read 'pissoir'.
Pissotière was the right word! Were they specific to Paris or were they in use in other countries... Don't know :-)
They were used all over ... even here in Australia. The term 'pissoir' is used in English to describe the structure. In the link below you'll see some examples in Berlin, Lisbon, Copenhagen. They were sometimes quite amazing pieces of of urban architecture.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pissoir
I love this!!!
Wow, thanks Vetraio for this informative link!
Amazing architectures!
Didn't know they still had those things, thanks Vetraio.
I just looked at the sight given on Wikipedia and for the most part their so much better looking than what we have. I was impressed, yea, even at that. Thanks again