Lot 34
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A PARCEL-GILT GRISAILLE ENAMEL PLAQUE DEPICTING A PORTION OF THE LORD'S PRAYER
A PARCEL-GILT GRISAILLE ENAMEL PLAQUE DEPICTING A PORTION OF THE LORD'S PRAYER
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A PARCEL-GILT GRISAILLE ENAMEL PLAQUE DEPICTING A PORTION OF THE LORD'S PRAYER

ATTRIBUTED TO COLIN NOUAILHER (ACTIVE 1539-1567), LIMOGES, MID 16TH CENTURY

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A PARCEL-GILT GRISAILLE ENAMEL PLAQUE DEPICTING A PORTION OF THE LORD'S PRAYER
ATTRIBUTED TO COLIN NOUAILHER (ACTIVE 1539-1567), LIMOGES, MID 16TH CENTURY
Inscribed 'ET. NO 9.PRDONE.NOS OFFESES. AINSY/ QUE.NOVS PARDONOS. A:CENLY.Q/ NOVS ONT OFFENSE'; with paper label inscribed '21465/ WZZ-11'; in a giltwood frame
4 x 3 ½ in. (10.3 x 9 cm.)
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
S. Baratte, Les émaux peints de Limoges, Paris, 2000, p. 69.
M. Beyssi-Cassan, Le métier d'émailleur à limoges XVI-XVIIème siècle, 2006, pp. 182-3, fig. 95.
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Lot Essay

The present plaque is part of a series of possibly eight plates that formed part of an altarpiece. The artist was almost certainly inspired by prints by Holbein (Hollstein's, XIV, no. 65 e) of the same subject.

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