Lot 10
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A FINE FAMILLE ROSE 'EUROPEAN-SUBJECT' PLATE enamelled with a scene after the Italian artist Francesco Albani from an engraving by Antoine Herisset, symbolizing one of 'The Four Elements', Earth, depicting Cybele, mother of the Gods and symbol of the Universe standing on a chariot, surrounded by three of the Seasons including Flora, Goddess of flowers and spring, Ceres, Goddess of the Summer and Bacchus, God of Wine and Autumn, with various winged cherubs and putti on rugs below trees, all within a band of blue enamel scrollwork, circa 1745

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A FINE FAMILLE ROSE 'EUROPEAN-SUBJECT' PLATE enamelled with a scene after the Italian artist Francesco Albani from an engraving by Antoine Herisset, symbolizing one of 'The Four Elements', Earth, depicting Cybele, mother of the Gods and symbol of the Universe standing on a chariot, surrounded by three of the Seasons including Flora, Goddess of flowers and spring, Ceres, Goddess of the Summer and Bacchus, God of Wine and Autumn, with various winged cherubs and putti on rugs below trees, all within a band of blue enamel scrollwork, circa 1745
22.5cm. diam.

Lot Essay

For an identical example cf. D. Howard and J. Ayers, op cit., p.332, pl.328 and F. et N. Hervouet et Y. Bruneau, op. cit., p.319, fig. 13.95; and D. Lunsingh Scheurleer, op. cit.,, p.232 for a similar plate with gilt border; also G. Williamson, op. cit., pl.XXIV for a teapot with the same scene

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