TWO PAIRS OF 16TH CENTURY STYLE GRISAILLE LIMOGES ENAMEL ON COPPER PLAQUES
19TH CENTURY
Estimate: £300 - £500
Auction: Lots 329 - 512 | 14 November 2024 at 10am
Description
the first pair depicting couples at tables with drapery behind, inscribed in Latin along the bottom edge, each extolling the virtues of food and drink; the second pair with a court jester holding his sceptre, inscribed at the bottom in Italian, “QUELLI CHI ME SEBVINO ME FANNO RIDERE”; the other with a huntsman bearing a club, initialled in the corners ED and FS (4)
Dimensions
12cm x 14.5cm; and 12.5cm x 16cm