small late 17th century nevers earthenware plate Resting on a heel, decorated in "fixed white" with a large bouquet of carnations and tulips framed by two birds standing out against a "Persian blue" background; fillets on the rim, the reverse decorated with striations, two grip holes, chips. D. 17 cm (6 ½ in.) Provenance : Sale in Paris, Me Millon et Associés, 29 May 2000, lot 160 ; Galerie Nicolier, Paris. A small Nevers faience plate, late 17th century For a similarly decorated pedestal bowl in the collections of the Musée Gadagne in Lyon, see the Musée National de Sèvres exhibition catalogue, La Faïence européenne au XVIIe siècle, Paris, 2003, p.54, n.24.