Three Limoges Enamel Calendar Plates
Three Limoges Enamel Calendar Plates
Each circular, on a cobalt ground, the front depicting a polychrome agricultural scene with an inscription identifying the month, bordered by grisaille scrolling foliage, the reverse centering the bust of a man or woman within a strapwork cartouche, all within a foliate husk border; one plate depicting grass cutters for July, another plate depicting wheat harvesters for August, a third plate depicting winemakers for September; each plate in a silvered wood frame. Each plate 7 1/2 inches (19 cm.) diameter, sight.
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Three Limoges Enamel Calendar Plates
Each circular, on a cobalt ground, the front depicting a polychrome agricultural scene with an inscription identifying the month, bordered by grisaille scrolling foliage, the reverse centering the bust of a man or woman within a strapwork cartouche, all within a foliate husk border; one plate depicting grass cutters for July, another plate depicting wheat harvesters for August, a third plate depicting winemakers for September; each plate in a silvered wood frame. Each plate 7 1/2 inches (19 cm.) diameter, sight.
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