Lot Essay
See footnote of lot 335
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CIRCA 1740
Details
Two grisaille and gilt decorated 'religious' plates
Circa 1740
Each painted with 'The Resurrection' with the figure of Christ envelopped by clouds and an angel at his feet while five soldiers sleep on the ground, the first two surrounded with a border of flowers and fruiting branches entwined with strapwork, the third with a band of scalework issuing foliate scrolls and cronucopias, both with minor rim chips
23cm. diam. (2)
Circa 1740
Each painted with 'The Resurrection' with the figure of Christ envelopped by clouds and an angel at his feet while five soldiers sleep on the ground, the first two surrounded with a border of flowers and fruiting branches entwined with strapwork, the third with a band of scalework issuing foliate scrolls and cronucopias, both with minor rim chips
23cm. diam. (2)