NEVERS, late 18th century. Two revolutionary PLACES with...
NEVERS, late 18th century. Two revolutionary PLACES with contoured edges in stanniferous earthenware. Polychrome decoration of a big fire: - ASSEMBLY with a child holding a standard on which is inscribed "W (Vive) La liberté". On the reverse side handwritten inscription "Ripault". - Plate decorated with a child holding a standard sitting near a tree topped with a Phrygian cap. On the reverse side handwritten inscription "Ripault". Diam. 22.5 cm (splinters on the edge on one). Bibliography: "Faïences et Objets Révolutionnaires", collection P.M Sestié, 1989, p. 89, n°164, for a model close to the first plate.
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NEVERS, late 18th century. Two revolutionary PLACES with contoured edges in stanniferous earthenware. Polychrome decoration of a big fire: - ASSEMBLY with a child holding a standard on which is inscribed "W (Vive) La liberté". On the reverse side handwritten inscription "Ripault". - Plate decorated with a child holding a standard sitting near a tree topped with a Phrygian cap. On the reverse side handwritten inscription "Ripault". Diam. 22.5 cm (splinters on the edge on one). Bibliography: "Faïences et Objets Révolutionnaires", collection P.M Sestié, 1989, p. 89, n°164, for a model close to the first plate.