CIRCLE OF JEAN COURT, CIRCA 1580-1600

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A PARCEL-GILT POLYCHROME OVAL ENAMEL PLAQUE REPRESENTING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
CIRCLE OF JEAN COURT, CIRCA 1580-1600
in a gilt-copper frame
7 ¼ in. (18.7 cm.) wide, overall

Provenance

Collection Alfred Rütschi (1868-1929).
Galerie Stuker, Bern, Nov. 1954, lot 458.

Literature

Limoges, Musée municipal de l’Evêché de Limoges, La Rencontre des Héros, 2002, Véronique Notin ed., pp. 158-165, fig. 149.

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Lot Essay

When the enamellers of Limoges broadened their repertoire in the mid-16th century to include secular as well as religious subjects, one of the most popular themes was the Months of the Year. This allowed the production of a series of plates or plaques depicting domestic scenes relevant to the month in question, and often also included a sign of the zodiac. The present plaque is based on a composition by the famous engraver Etienne Delaune of 1568. The engravings were used by a number of artists working in Limoges, including Pierre Reymond, who created a set of Months for the Chaspoux de Verneuil family of Brittany (see Limoges, op. cit., p. 162).

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