Lot Essay
This scene is after a painting by Paolo de Matteis of 1712. A plate with a different border is illustrated by Hervouët and Bruneau, op. cit., p. 313, fig. 13.81.
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CIRCA 1740
Details
A 'THE CHOICE OF HERCULES' PLATE
CIRCA 1740
Decorated in gilt and en grisaille with Hercules leaning with his elbow on his club while he decides between Virtue and Vice (or Duty and Pleasure), an iron-red and gilt scrollwork band at the rim
9 in. (22.8 cm.) diameter
CIRCA 1740
Decorated in gilt and en grisaille with Hercules leaning with his elbow on his club while he decides between Virtue and Vice (or Duty and Pleasure), an iron-red and gilt scrollwork band at the rim
9 in. (22.8 cm.) diameter
Provenance
with Cohen and Pearce
The J. Louis Binder Collection
The J. Louis Binder Collection