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    Posted 9 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

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    1. aghcollect aghcollect, 9 years ago
      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
    2. vetraio50 vetraio50, 9 years ago
      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.)
    3. vetraio50 vetraio50, 9 years ago
      Sorry that should read 'pissoir'.
    4. kyratango kyratango, 9 years ago
      Pissotière was the right word! Were they specific to Paris or were they in use in other countries... Don't know :-)
    5. vetraio50 vetraio50, 9 years ago
      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
    6. SEAN68 SEAN68, 9 years ago
      I love this!!!
    7. kyratango kyratango, 9 years ago
      Wow, thanks Vetraio for this informative link!
      Amazing architectures!
    8. questionable, 9 years ago
      Didn't know they still had those things, thanks Vetraio.
    9. questionable, 9 years ago
      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

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