Lot no. 171
Muletière plaque
Made of brass and copper. Circular in shape, it bears the engraved inscription: ‘J AIME LE LIS J AIME LA ROSE’, set between four cherubs. The border is embellished with a simple line and a line of festoons. Holes along the border.
Le Puy-en-Velay, 18th century
Diameter 16.2 cm
Part missing at the top
Ref: ‘Les plaques muletières, des lunes belles comme des soleils’ by Georges Dubouchet, published by the Friends of the Arts and Folk Traditions of the Massif Central, page 40, a virtually identical plaque
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Folk Art
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