Lot n° 145
Estimation :
200 - 300
EUR
NEVERS - Lot 145
NEVERS
Earthenware rimmed plate with patriotic polychrome decoration in the center of a rooster perched on a cannon.
The symbolism of the rooster in revolutionary iconography is linked to warlike values and vigilance.
On the reverse, a label from the Claude Bonnet collection.
Late 18th century, revolutionary period.
D. 23 cm.
Chips and chips.
Bibliography:
BONNET, Collection de Louis HEITSCHEL, p. 173, n°337: similar model with the inscription ''je veille pour la nation".
MOINET, BILLON-TOURET, Céramiques Révolutionnaires, p. 184, no. 385: similar model inscribed "je veille pour la nation".
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