NEVERS. A patronymic plate with a contoured rim and polychrome decoration of Saint Marguerite standing on a leafy mound, crushing a dragon whose necklace she is holding. Below, the inscription "Marguerite .jouber.1789". Flowery garlands on the rim and blue fillet. (Slight chips and scratches on the rim). Last quarter of the 18th century. Diameter: 23 cm. Provenance : - Chavaillon Collection in Châtellerault on 11 November 2002 number 322 and Pierre-Marie Sestié Collection. This is Saint Marguerite of Antioch who lived and was beheaded under the reign of Diocletian. This dragon is the demon or personification of vice or heresy. Expert : Manuela Finaz de Villaine