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PLATE in polychrome painted enamel with gold highlights...

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PLATE in polychrome painted enamel with gold highlights representing the Ascension of Christ, salmon-coloured counter-enamel. The Apostles and the Virgin are gathered together in a circle and witness Christ's ascension to heaven in clouds that only show the bottom of his tunic and his feet as well as his footprints left on the earth. Old collector's label on the back. Limoges, circa 1540 Height: 14 cm - Width: 10 cm (accidents and old restorations) Provenance: old collection of the gallery Leman et fils, antique dealers, Paris. Expert: Cabinet Fligny