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Nevers - 18th Century - "the Little Class, 1760"
NEVERS - 18th Century.
Themed plate: The School.
Ref. : FC 132
Tin-glazed earthenware with white slip.
Decorated with figures in cobalt blue depicting a scene of schoolchildren and two teachers.
One of the pupils is about to undergo corporal punishment by whipping.
Circular inscription around the rim of the plate:
"Brother René of the lower class, 1760 - this pupil who fears the whip and the torch represents here the common proverb: 'It's like a Melun eel that cries out before it's skinned.'"
Two chips around the rim.
Diameter: 22 cm.
Shipping via secure Colissimo.
France: €15.
EEC and Rest of the World: Contact us.
Themed plate: The School.
Ref. : FC 132
Tin-glazed earthenware with white slip.
Decorated with figures in cobalt blue depicting a scene of schoolchildren and two teachers.
One of the pupils is about to undergo corporal punishment by whipping.
Circular inscription around the rim of the plate:
"Brother René of the lower class, 1760 - this pupil who fears the whip and the torch represents here the common proverb: 'It's like a Melun eel that cries out before it's skinned.'"
Two chips around the rim.
Diameter: 22 cm.
Shipping via secure Colissimo.
France: €15.
EEC and Rest of the World: Contact us.
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