French or Spanish Faience Holy Water Font with Saint John and Cherubs c.1780-1820

Vibrant c.1780-1820 French or Spanish Faience Holy Water Font with Saint John and Cherubs
A richly polychrome glazed holy-water font (bénitier mural), hand-modeled in high relief and painted in vivid majolica glazes of turquoise, ochre, cobalt, green, and manganese. The niche is framed by twisted and fluted columns supporting an arched pediment with radiating sunburst. At the center, Saint John the Evangelist is depicted seated with an open book, haloed in yellow and surrounded by foliage. Two cherubs flank the basin below, their naïve modeling adding to the rustic charm.
The back shows typical hand-finished glaze and vent holes for hanging.
This type of devotional faience was produced for domestic chapels or for display near the entrance of homes, where holy water would be kept for daily benediction.
Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware (faience).
 Dimensions: 38.5 × 20 cm (approx. 15 × 8 in).
 Date: Circa 1780-1820.
 Origin:
 Stylistically most consistent with southern French faience, likely from Nevers or Moustiers, though certain details (heavy relief work, manganese outlines, and bright turquoise glaze) also show influence from Catalan workshops (Barcelona or Alcora) active in the same period.
Condition: 
Good overall with typical wear for age with significant chips and glaze losses to high points (notably the basin rim and cherubs), minor firing imperfections and glaze crackle throughout; structurally sound and stable.