MOUSTIERS or MARSEILLE? - Lot 242

MOUSTIERS or MARSEILLE? Earthenware plain rim plate with polychrome decoration in the center of the Hamilton family coat of arms supported by two antelopes in grisaille and surmounted by the motto TRHOUGH, the wing decorated with lace motifs in blue monochrome. 18th century D. 24 cm AJC Arms: quarterly, 1st and 4th Gules, three ermine cinquefoils, which is Hamilton; 2nd and 3rd Argent, a heart Gules, surmounted by a royal crown Or, on a chief Azure three mullets in the field, which is Douglas. Stamp: a crown with florets Crest: an oak tree, the bole crossed by a saw, all proper. Support: two antelopes Argent, accorné, chained and unguled Or, each gorged with a coronet Or. Related works: A dish and a plate with identical coat-of-arms exhibits: -Faïences provençales, Trésors des collections privées, Grasse, 1992, page 94 n° 509 & 196. -Les Moustiers des collections privées au château de Mouans, July-August 1989, no. 135; - Museum of fine Arts Boston Bibliography: -L. Dalmasso & B.de Rességuier. Armorial Provencal earthenware. Arc-en-Ciel. November 2019 page 35. Provenance: F. and P. Deguingand earthenware collection.