OVAL PLAT IN NEVERS FAIENCE FROM THE LATE 17th CENTURY, PROBABLY DOMINIQUE CONRADE Solid blue and white decoration of a lion hunting scene in the spirit of Tempesta, in a landscape surmounted by a green, blue and ochre medallion composed of a bird on a tree framed by the initials C and T; fillets on the rim, the reverse decorated with stylised motifs, chips Length: 51 cm (20 in.) Provenance : Sale in Paris, Me Tajan, Collection Le Tallec, 8-9 November 1990, lot 703 ; Emile Gallay Collection. Exhibitions : Nevers, Chapelle Sainte-Marie et Musée, Rétrospective céramiques et verreries nivernaises, Paris, 1937, p.21, n.93 ; Musée national de Sèvres, La vie française illustrée par la céramique, Sèvres, 1934, p. 72, no. 515. Bibliography: Jean Rosen, La faïence de Nevers 1585-1900, T.2, L'Age d'or du XVIIe siècle, Dijon, 2009, p. 272, fig. 418 ; Dossier de l'art, n° 30, June-July 1996, p.26. A Nevers faience monogrammed dish, late 17th century, probably Dominique Conrade In the 1937 catalogue, this dish is described as "Plat du Roi d'oiseau dans un concours de tir à l'arc"; according to tradition, it was presented to the archer who won the annual competition organised by the Nevers guild of archers.