Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 23rd February 2016
Lot 94
A Tournai plate c.1765-70
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £320
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Description
A Tournai plate c.1765-70, painted probably by Duvivier, in puce monochrome with a figure standing beside frolicking goat kids and a large recumbent bull in a rural landscape, the shaped rim with narrow spiral moulding, blue crossed swords and Xs mark, 24.5cm.
Henri Joseph Duvivier came to Tournai from England, where he was believed to have worked at Chelsea. He is particularly associated with this style of painting.