Figurine, biscuit porcelain, France 20th century

This figurine depicts a young man, carrying a basket full of food, and a child. French manufacture, made of biscuit porcelain.
Height 35 cm, base width 16 cm.

Biscuit porcelain is unglazed white porcelain treated as a final product, with a matte appearance and texture to the touch. It was widely used in European ceramics, mainly for sculptural and decorative objects that are not tableware and therefore do not require a protective glaze.
Biscuit figures must be free of the common small imperfections that glazing and painted decoration might cover, and were therefore usually more expensive than glazed ones.