A Limoges grisaille enamel plate representing the month of June in the manner of Jean Miette, 16th/17th century.
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"June" from the series of the "Labours of the Months". The outer rim decorated with seraphim, classical medallions, female mascarons and scrollwork, the center with shepherds shearing sheep in a landscape and the zodiacal symbol of a crab, representing Cancer, the underside of the plate with a portait of the Roman emperor Claudius after an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi. Diameter 20,5 cm.
Edge with several repairs.
Damages, decor loss, retouches.
Literature
Cf.: Christies London: Important European Furniture and Sculpture, 2008, lot. no. 52; British Museum, 1913,1220.22.
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5 500 EUR
