Offered by Galerie Orely's
MOUSTIERS earthenware dish, rectangular shape, goldsmith type. Polychrome decoration with a large fire, a decoration called "Aux grotesques" comprising, two birds, a monkey mounted on the back of a dog and defecating while holding its tail, Bacchus sitting on a green terrace, accompanied by a imp standing by his side. A pilgrim wearing a pointy hat leaning on his cane and a horse standing on a tree-lined terrace playing the tambourine. The set embellished with a flying snail, insect and butterflies. On the border, four flower and leafy mounds bordered with manganese lines, one of which is wolf-toothed and a green line.
Period: Mid-18th century.
Workshop: CLERISSY.
Condition: A V-shaped impact in the lower right corner, (see photos), chips on the edge.