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Oval dish with scalloped edges in polychrome earthenware, with trompe-l'oeil decoration of fish in the background, signed by Léon Brard* Tours, from the 19th century.
This dish is in good condition, it is very decorative. Signed see photos.
A note: hole (posterior) on the edge to hang the dish on the wall, some wear of time, see photos.
is a French painter and ceramist. Born in Caen, Léon Brard moved to Tours in 1859. Disciple of Charles-Jean Avisseau, he shared with Auguste François Chauvigné the fact of having first been a painter before producing ceramics. He was influenced by 18th century art and produced patronymic or trompe l'oeil plates in the style of that era. He also dabbled in Hispano-Moorish and revolutionary subjects. He has the distinction of having combined colored enamel techniques with pewter.
