Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 25th February 2014
Lot 376
A large French terre de pipe moulded plaque probably 17th century
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £2000
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Description
A large French terre de pipe moulded plaque probably 17th century, moulded in high relief with a full-length portrait, perhaps of Louis XIV, his right hand on his hip, his left holding a sceptre, title 'Le Roy', picked out in a bright green enamel on a mottled brown ground, 54.5cm.
Illustrated: Lady Charlotte Schreiber's Journals: Confidences of a Collector of Ceramics and Antiques Throughout Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Austria and Germany from the Year 1869-1885, listed as being in the Countess of Bessborough's Collection.