Lot no. 226
NEVERS.
Lot including a sponge cup with manganese base, labelled on the front "W Les patriotes. 1794", a base plate showing two arms wearing a Phrygian cap, below a flaming grenade marked on either side "VV la libertés 1790" and a very small Moulin earthenware plate showing a man holding a flag marked "Vive la Nation 1790".
(Cup and base of plate restored).
Last quarter of the 18th century.
Height 8 cm; Diameter: 14 cm; 9 cm.
Provenance :
- Pierre-Marie Sestié Collection.
The tile was part of the Saint-Nectaire 1789 exhibition, "Un roi, Une reine, Une révolution", number 257 and Champfleury label.
The cup was sold at Auxerre on 20/10/01.
Expert : Manuela Finaz de Villaine
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Ceramics, pottery and earthenware
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