Lot Essay
From a service made for Kinross House in Scotland (see Christie's Amsterdam, May 15, 1990, lot 234).
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A EUROPEAN SUBJECT CRESTED PLATE
CIRCA 1745
Painted in grisaille and gilt with the Biblical scene of Christ's agony in the garden of Gethsemane as he discovers his disciples sleeping, the scalloped rim with clusters of trophies linked by scrollwork and an eagle's head crest (minute rim chips)--9in. (23cm.) diam.
CIRCA 1745
Painted in grisaille and gilt with the Biblical scene of Christ's agony in the garden of Gethsemane as he discovers his disciples sleeping, the scalloped rim with clusters of trophies linked by scrollwork and an eagle's head crest (minute rim chips)--9in. (23cm.) diam.