SHIP OF WAR DISH - "The Rhinoceros", ship of war. 1766 in white earthenware, painted in polychrome. Décor of a large three-masted ship with four silhouettes of active sailors in the rigging. Inscription: "le. Rinoceroce / .martain connt. / .1766. La Rochelle, late 18th century. Diameter: 23 cm (Minor accidents visible, exhibition label from 1988) The Rhinoceros was a French warship of the flute (cargo ship) type, designed in 1751. Provenance : - Jean-Claude Edrei, antique dealer in Paris. - André Supiot (1945 - 2010).