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Oval dish glazed terracotta decor called "rustic figulines" in the style of Bernard Palissy, with a snake or snake in the center, framed by two frogs and two lobsters, also decorated with leaves and two shells, nineteenth time century.
This dish is in good condition and is of high quality, it is very decorative.
A report: tiny defaats and enamelling cracks, slight wear of time, see photos.
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* The history of glazed earth during the French Renaissance is marked by the personality of potter saintongeais Bernard Palissy (1510? -1590), around which a myth was woven. In addition to a substantial scientific contribution, this artist and writer associated his name with the creation of "rustic figulines", for which he received the official title of "Inventor of the figulines of the King". This decoration called "rustic figulines" is mainly composed of animals (fish, lizards, frogs, crayfish), shells and plants, in strong relief. Fauna and flora seem to come alive on a rocky surface. The great precision of the anatomical details and the vigorous naturalism are the fruit of a mastery of the technique of the direct molding on nature and the overmoulding, as well as a science of the marbled glazes. (See site of the Louvre Museum).
