Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 23rd February 2016

Lot 77

A pair of Birmingham or Battersea enamel rectangular plaques c.1750-60

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £2600

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Description

A pair of Birmingham or Battersea enamel rectangular plaques c.1750-60, printed in purple with engravings by Simon Francois Ravenet, one with Venus mourning the loss of Adonis, the other with La Toilette Pastorale after Boucher, each within a gilt metal frame, 10.5cm. (2)

Cf. Catalogue of the Schreiber Collection, Vol. III, pl.33, nos. 60 and 61 for plaques with the same print.