"Trompe l'Oeil Dish In The Taste Of Pallissy Or Avisseau"
Large oval dish with trome-l'oeil decoration of fish, lizards, snakes, etc. Work in the style of Charles-Jean AVISSEAU, himself inspired by Bernard Pallissy. The particularity of this dish is that it is not made of earthenware, but of papier-mâché (or boiled cardboard), Marked on the back: "Bte (for brevet?), SG DG and AL below Dimensions: 45 X 63 cm Good general condition, the hanging holes on the back damaged. Rare and curious object. French work from the 19th century Price €1,100, delivery included in Europe. 
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