PIERCED PLATE WITH A ROSE Strasbourg, Paul Hannong period, 1754–62.

PIERCED PLATE WITH A ROSE

Strasbourg, Paul Hannong period, 1754–62.
Faience, decorated in overglaze enamels, of circular form, painted with a "Fleur Esseulée" rose after an engraving by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (1636–1699), circa 1670–80. The border with pierced basketweave painted in blue and purple. "PH" mark in blue.
Ø 24.5 cm.
1 hairline crack.

Provenance:
- Sotheby's auction, Zurich, April 6, 1973, Lot 49.
- Peter Ducret Collection, Kilchberg.

Comparable example: Bastian 2003, p. 131. The central flowers were created using an engraving technique with a stencil. Consequently, this rose, with minor variations in detail, also appears on other pieces from the Strasbourg manufactory, for example ibid., p. 130, figs. 397/398, and vol. I, 2002, p. 135, figs. 115/116.