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two plates that have different designs on themtwo white plates sitting next to each other on a table
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116 - NEVERS Lot comprising: A rare plate with a curved rim, featu…
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Estimate €150 - €200
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NEVERS Lot comprising: A rare plate with a curved rim, featuring a revolutionary polychrome decoration; in the centre, two lions facing each other around the Tree of Liberty, topped with a Phrygian cap, bearing the inscription ‘Les Défenseurs de la Liberté 1794’, with a knife, a fork and a spoon, and a garland around the rim. 18th century (chips on the rim).Diameter: 23 cmPlate with a scalloped rim and a polychrome revolutionary decorationdepicting a lion on a terrace, with a cannon and a cannonball at its side,supporting a cartouche flanked by two pikes bearing the inscription‘Nous sommes invincibles’.18th century (broken into several pieces and re-glued). Diameter: 23 cm. A similar example can be found in C. BONNET, *Les faïences révolutionnaires de la collection Louis Heitschel*, p. 177, no. 353.
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About the sale THE ESTATE OF MR X, FROM HIS HOME IN WEST PARIS
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Auction time 07/02/2026 at 1:30 PM
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