Attributed to François GUIBERT (active at the end of the 16th-early 17th century). Plate of "Lot and his daughters" in enamel painted in grisaille, pink complexions, gold ornaments on a black background. The bottom representing the drunkenness of Lot...

Attributed to François GUIBERT (active at the end of the 16th-early 17th century). Plate of "Lot and his daughters" in enamel painted in grisaille, pink complexions, gold ornaments on a black background. The bottom representing the drunkenness of Lot accompanied by his daughters in a cave. In the background, the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah on fire. The descent is decorated with motifs of dots and waves, the marli composed at the four cardinal points of leather supporting grotesque heads. They are each separated by motifs of foliage and clusters of fruit. The back is decorated at the centre with a faun surrounded by scrolls holding his wrists at the waist and crossing his legs. The border is decorated with two crossed branches clashing up to the upper part. Signed " F.G " and titled " Lot and her daughters ". Limoges, second half of the 16th-early 17th century. Diam. 20.6 cm. (small accidents). Provenance : collection abbaye de S., Auvergne. Plate of "Loth and his daugthers" enamel Limousin attributed to François Guibert. Second half of the 16th-early 17th century. Extension on rouillac.com : - essay "Plates and enamelled bowl from the abbey of S." by Brice Langlois, art historian. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.