Masseot Abaquesne

Faience manufacturer from France
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IntroFaience manufacturer from France
A.K.A.Masséot Abaquesne
A.K.A.Masséot Abaquesne
PlacesFrance
wasArtist Ceramist
Work fieldArts
Gender
Male
Birth1 January 1500, Cherbourg
Death1 January 1564Sotteville-lès-Rouen (aged 64 years)
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Biography

Masseot Abaquesne (c. 1500-1564) was a faience manufacturer of Rouen, France between 1535 and 1557. He was the maker of the remarkable paving in the Chateau de Ecouen, which has been attributed both to Luca della Robbia and Palissy. He also made a large number of pharmacy jars.

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