MARC-LOUIS SOLON (1835-1913) (ATTRIBUTED) FOR FRANÇOIS-EUGÈNE ROUSSEAU (1827-1913), PARIS PAIR OF PLAQUES, CIRCA 1865

porcelain, pâte-sur-pâte and gilt decorated, depicting Morning and Evening, white metal mount, impressed on reverse E. ROUSSEAU A PARIS, 41 RUE COQUILLIERE, stamped PHILLIPS & PEARCE,155 NEW BOND STREET

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11.7cm (4 5/8in) wide, 17cm (6 5/8in) high

Literature:

Coleman, B., The Best of British Arts & Crafts, Atglen, 2004, pp. 72 & 90 (illustrated).

Bumpus, B., Pâte-sur-Pâte: The Art of Ceramic Relief Decoration, 1849-1992, London, 1992, p. 62, pl. 36, (similar examples illustrated).

Note:

These panels perhaps related to a visit Solon made to Venice in 1867. There are several designs in the Stoke-on-Trent Museum that relate to his visit including the sketches for a pair of plaques titled ‘Morning’ and ‘Evening’. Neither are signed by Solon but both carry Rousseau’s marks.