A Palissy-type moulded dish "Allegorie de l'ete", circa 1600-1650

A Palissy-type moulded dish "Allegorie de l'ete", circa 1600-1650

the deep oval bowl moulded in relief with an allegorical figure emblematic of Summer, the scantily draped male figure with his arms around a wheat sheaf, below a gadrooned border and stiff-leaf rim, enriched in a typical palette

length 10 5⁄8 in.; 27 cm.

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Plat ovale en terre vernisée "Allégorie de l'été", vers 1600-1650, dans le style de Bernard Palissy

length 10 5⁄8 in.; 27 cm.