"temperance" Plate - Silver-plated Copper - 19th Century
Artist: D'après François Briot
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Large silver-plated copper PLATE with a relief design illustrating one of the four cardinal virtues, “TEMPERANCE.”The central medallion features an allegory of this virtue surrounded by four cartouches depicting the Four Elements, labeled in Latin: AER, AQVA, TERRA, and IGNIS. The rim is adorned with eight cartouches depicting, on either side of MINERVA, allegories of the Liberal Arts, also labeled in Latin: GRAMMATIC, DIALECTICA, RHETORICA, MUSICA, ARITHMETIQVA, GEOMETRIA, ASTROLOGIA, alternating with human and animal masks, various scrolls, and cascades of fruit.
Below the center mark is the countermark bearing the artist’s effigy and the inscription SCVLPEBAT FRANCISCUS BRIOT.
Diameter: 45 cm.
A late 19th-century French edition of exquisite detail, based on the pewter model created by François BRIOT in MONTBELIARD around 1585.
This famous model, inspired by the engravings of Etienne Delaune, was reproduced numerous times at the time by other casters, including Caspar ENDERLEIN, his German counterpart, who made slight modifications to it. These reproductions and their modifications were cataloged in detail at the end of the last century by André Lienhart.
It should be noted that at that time, such “borrowings” were commonplace, as the offense of plagiarism did not yet exist.
In perfect condition, time has given the silver plating a beautiful, dark, lustrous patina that I thought best to preserve
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GUARANTEE
Former professor at IDETH (Institute for Technical and Historical Studies of Art Objects)
Former professor at the EAC (School of Art and Communication)
Former member of the UFE (French Union of Experts)
Jean-Claude COMMENCHAL guarantees the authenticity of the object described above.
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IBAN: FR76 3002 7160 2700 0206 4620 173
BIC: CMCIFRPP
SHIPPING
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340 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Renaissance, Louis 13th
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Copper
Diameter: 45 cm
Reference (ID): 1786325
Availability: In stock
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