EIGHT FRENCH MAJOLICA TROMPE L'OIEL ASPARAGUS AND ARTICHOKE PLATES

THE LAST PAIR INCISED 1305, CIRCA 1880

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EIGHT FRENCH MAJOLICA TROMPE L'OIEL ASPARAGUS AND ARTICHOKE PLATES
THE LAST PAIR INCISED 1305, CIRCA 1880
In four pairs, including a Luneville pair with aubergine green and turquoise; a similar Luneville pair in blues and green; a pair with an ozier ground; and a pair with a moulded border
9½ in. (24 cm.) diameter (8)

Lot Essay

See Faveton, p. 55 for an example attributed to Saint-Amand, Lunèville. Also see Bockol, p. 95 for an example of the last pair illustrated with the author in Diane Dumonde's shop in Paris and p. 144-145 for further examples in multiple shades, one of which is marked.

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