BLOIS - Adrien THIBAULT (1844–1918): Polychrome earthenware

BLOIS - Adrien THIBAULT (1844–1918): Polychrome earthenware plate depicting the Duel between Livarot and Maignelais (May 1581), in front of the ramparts of the city of Blois. This refers to the duel between Jean de Livarot and the Marquis de Maignelais following a quarrel that broke out at a ball hosted by the king. Livarot was killed; however, he had ordered his footman to hide a sword in the sand and to strike Maignelais with it if he himself were to die. Mark: AT SV Blois Diameter: 29.5 cm This piece was part of the exhibition at the Château de Blois titled “A Hundred Years of Faience in Blois” in 1978 Provenance: Auction of the Adrien Thibault studio collection, Part 2, Me Pousse-Cornet, Blois, October 23, 2005