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RARE Pink Rose Water Pitcher from Avon Commune, Paris
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Rare squat water pitcher from the late 1800's from the AVON Commune of Paris. Excellent condition with no chips or cracks. Measures 7 inches tall, 8 1/2 inches long, and 7 inches wide. Ornate pink rose and leaves on front and back with gold accents around the bowl. Some minor marks to the decorations from manufacture. Nice scroll high loop handle. Clearly marked AVON which is for the Commune of Avon (adjacent to Fontainebleau), Paris, France. Dates to the late 1800's.
Fontainebleau Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris , France . It is located 55.5 km. (34.5 miles) south-southeast from the centre of Paris . Fontainebleau is a sous-préfecture of the Seine-et-Marne département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Fontainebleau. The commune done has the largest land area in the Île-de-France region, and is the only one larger than Paris itself. Fontainebleau , together with the neighboring commune of Avon and three other smaller communes, form an urban area of 36,713 inhabitants (1999 census). This urban area is a satellite city of Paris .Fontainebleau is renowned for its large and scenic Forest of Fontainebleau, a favorite weekend getaway for Parisians, as well as for the historical Château de Fontainebleau of the kings of France, INSEAD, one of the world's most elite business schools, and École Supérieure d'Ingénieurs en Informatique et GÉnie des TELécommunications (ESIGETEL) a French Engineering Grande Ecole. History During the French Revolution, Fontainebleau was temporarily renamed Fontaine-la-Montagne, meaning "Fountain by the Mountain" (the mountain referred to is the series of rocky formations located in the Forest of Fontainebleau ). During the 1950s and early 1960s, Fontainebleau was home to the HQ Allied Forces Central Europe (AFCENT) and H.Q. Allied Air Forces Central Europe (AAFCE) (AIRCENT) located at Camp Guynemer before AFCENT was moved to Brunssum in the Netherlands and AIRCENT was moved to Ramstein AFB, in W. Germany, after President de Gaulle decided that he no longer needed NATO-controlled atomic weapons on French soil as France had now established its own nuclear arsenal under its direct control. Tourism Fontainebleau is a popular tourist destination; each year, 300,000 people visit the palace and about 11 million people visit the forest [citation needed]. Fontainebleau forest The forest of Fontainebleau surrounds the city and dozens of villages. It is protected by France 's Office National des Forêts and is recognised as a national park that is managed partly to conserve its wild plants and trees (such as the Service Tree of Fontainebleau) and its valuable population of birds, mammals and butterflies. It is a former royal hunting park often visited by walkers and horse riders. The forest is also well regarded for bouldering and is particularly popular among climbers. Legend says that it was given to Robin Hood by Richard The Lionheart. Royal Château de Fontainebleau The Royal Château de Fontainebleau is a large castle w the Renaissance was introduced to France from 1528 onwards. Other notable places * The European (and historical) campus of INSEAD business school and research laboratories from the École des Mines de Paris are located in Fontainebleau . * The graves of G. I. Gurdjieff and Katherine Mansfield can be found in the cemetery at Avon . Transport Fontainebleau is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris - Lyon suburban rail line: Fontainebleau - Avon and Thomery. Fontainebleau - Avon station, the closest station to the town center of Fontainebleau , is located at the border between the commune of Fontainebleau and the commune of Avon, on the Avon side of the border.
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