Lot 51
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE BIBLICAL PLATES
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE BIBLICAL PLATES

CIRCA 1745

Details
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE BIBLICAL PLATES
Circa 1745
Richly enamelled in bright opaque colors with The Adoration of the Shepherds, a piebald donkey reclining in the foreground and Mary seated at the side of the infant Jesus, and The Resurrection, showing Christ in all his glory rising from the tomb, an angel seated to one side, both within colorful borders of strapwork, cornucopiae and scrolling acanthus leaves
9in. (22.8cm.) diam. (2)

Lot Essay

C.J.A. Jorg, op. cit., p. 278 notes that it is likely that plates with this decoration, not seen in other dinner pieces, were made for display rather than use, and cites the prints by Amsterdam poet and engraver Jan Luyken (1649-1712) for Dutch Bible editions as the source for their design.