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See Marshall Katz and Robert Lehr, Palissy Ware, London, 1996, p. 99, fig. 105-106 for similar examples including a stoneware platter.
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CIRCA 1865-95, THE FRONT SIGNED IN BLACK L(ÉON) BRARD, THE REVERSE IMPRESSED 4
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A FRENCH PALISSY STYLE RED STONEWARE TROMPE L'OEIL SHAPED-CIRCULAR DISH
Circa 1865-95, the front signed in black L(éon) Brard, the reverse impressed 4
Moulded and applied with three fish and an eel, the border enriched in blue and iron-red with stylized half-flowerheads and scrolling vine
11½ in. (28 cm.) diameter
Circa 1865-95, the front signed in black L(éon) Brard, the reverse impressed 4
Moulded and applied with three fish and an eel, the border enriched in blue and iron-red with stylized half-flowerheads and scrolling vine
11½ in. (28 cm.) diameter