Lot Essay
A very similar bowl is illustrated by Hervouet and Bruneau, op. cit., p. 351
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CIRCA 1755
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A MESSEN STYLE BOWL
CIRCA 1755
On one side merchants relax around a table while their ships are at anchor in the distance, on the other rural figures are shown farther up the riverbank, in between are small iron-red landscape vignettes, in the interior famille rose flowers beneath a gilt scroll and shell border
11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) diameter
CIRCA 1755
On one side merchants relax around a table while their ships are at anchor in the distance, on the other rural figures are shown farther up the riverbank, in between are small iron-red landscape vignettes, in the interior famille rose flowers beneath a gilt scroll and shell border
11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) diameter