CIRCA 1745

Details

A LARGE GRISAILLE AND GILT 'LE CUVIER' DISH
CIRCA 1745
Finely decorated at the centre en grisaille and in flesh tones with an elegantly dressed gentleman embracing a lady as she leans against a large barrel, within iron-red and gilt spearheads in the well and linked leaf-scolls forming cartouches at the wide everted border
15¼ in. (39 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Purchased from S. Marchant & Son Ltd.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

This scene is taken from an engraving by Le Mesle, illustrating the fable 'Le Cuvier' (The Washtub) by La Fontaine. However in the original drawing the lady's husband is inside the barrel, a detail the Chinese artist has omitted. Although several plates with this design are known (see lot 201), it would appear that dishes of this size are extremely rare.

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