A FRENCH PALISSY STYLE FOOTED OVAL DISH

LATE 16TH/17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FONTAINBLEAU

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A FRENCH PALISSY STYLE FOOTED OVAL DISH
LATE 16TH/17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FONTAINBLEAU
The deep dish molded with Pomona seated beneath a tree, a manor house and formal gardens in the background, the underside sponged in blue, manganese and green
14 ½ in. (37 cm.) long

Provenance

Acquired from Rainer Zietz Ltd., London, inventory no. SB260.

Lot Essay

The scene is based on an engraving by Philis Galle (1537-1612) after a composition by Marten de Vos (1532-1603). For a similar dish, see the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, museum no. 7170-1860. Also compare the example in the Édouard de Rothschild collection, see G. de Rothschild and S. Grandjean, Bernard Palissy et son école, Paris, 1952, no. XXI, pl. 24, here called 'La Belle Jardinière.'

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