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NEVERS Earthenware plate with contoured rim featuring...

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NEVERS Earthenware plate with contoured rim featuring patriotic polychrome decoration of a martial composition with flags at half-mast, a teddy bear and an axe surmounted by a rooster. The symbolism of the rooster in revolutionary iconography is linked to warlike values and vigilance. Late 18th century, revolutionary period. D. 22.5 cm Chips. Bibliography : BONNET, Collection de Louis HEITSCHEL, p.173, n°336. MOINET, BILLON-TOURET, Céramiques Révolutionnaires, p.185, n°389.