Plate from a series of Months in enamel painted... Lot 126

Plate from a series of Months in enamel painted in grisaille with gold and rose highlights for the faces representing the Month of August. Harvest scene inspired by an engraving by Etienne Delaune (circa 1556-1566, fig.) with three figures cutting wheat and gathering it into sheaves; in the background, a house on a hillside with a peasant, surrounded by an interlac on the descent; wing decorated with cut-out leathers linked to groups of fruit and separated by leonine masks. Reverse: allegorical figure of the zodiacal sign of Virgo in the form of a winged woman, symbol of chastity, stretched out from behind, holding four ears of wheat in one hand in reference to Demeter and surrounded by a cartouche of cut-out and rolled-up leathers with cherub head and female mascaron; back of wing with laurel wreath. Limoges, attributed to Pierre Courteys, circa 1565-1575 Diameter: 19.4 cm (wear to the gold, restorations notably around the bottom and to the marli)