Lot Essay
See Katz, p. 35, for a platter of similar composition by Thomas Sargent.
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SCHOOL OF PARIS, PROBABLY THOMAS SERGENT, CIRCA 1875
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A FRENCH PALISSY STYLE TROMPE L'OEIL OVAL BOWL
SCHOOL OF PARIS, PROBABLY THOMAS SERGENT, CIRCA 1875
The center moulded and applied with a lobster resting on a bed of shells and seaweed, the cavetto and border with a fish, a snake, a salamander, several insects and snails resting among ivy, bulrushes and an oak branch
13 in. (33 cm.) wide
SCHOOL OF PARIS, PROBABLY THOMAS SERGENT, CIRCA 1875
The center moulded and applied with a lobster resting on a bed of shells and seaweed, the cavetto and border with a fish, a snake, a salamander, several insects and snails resting among ivy, bulrushes and an oak branch
13 in. (33 cm.) wide