MOUSTIERS - Lot 340

MOUSTIERS Rare earthenware rimmed plate with polychrome "rat" decoration depicting two harlequins standing on a terrace, one holding a rat in his right hand and another in his mouth with his left hand. His companion, arms flailing, looks on in amazement. Flowering stems on the wing and purple fillet on the rim. Manufacture Ferrat. 18th century D. 24.5 cm AJC Enamel skips on the rim. Provenance: Former Ch. Roubaud collection Ferrat Moustiers brothers exhibition. Musée Cantini 1958 n° 132 Label on reverse: Musée Bernard d'Agesci. Niort Exposition Faïences du 3 oct au 15 nov. 2009 n° 204 and Donjon, Niort Exposition céramiques Été 2010. Bibliography: - C. Curtil-Boyer Bulletin de l'Académie de Moustiers n° 2 1956 -1957 page 20 to 23. - L. Julien. L'art de la faïence à Moustiers. Edisud 1991 page 222 Provenance: F. and P. Deguingand earthenware collection.