GERMAN MEISSEN LA FONTAINE'S FABLES PORCELAIN PLATTER
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GERMAN MEISSEN LA FONTAINE'S FABLES PORCELAIN PLATTER, ovoid form, having exquisite polychrome hand-painted scene titled "Le Cheval et le Lion / de la Motte" (The horse and the lion of la Motte) depicting a ruling lion surrounded by several animals including wolves, a bear, and a bowing horse. Marks to underside include blue crossed swords with asterisk below, "n" to foot ring, and impressed "3. / 42." Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Meissen, Germany. Fourth quarter 18th/early 19th century. 14 1/2" x 11".
Catalogue Note: Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He collected fables from a wide variety of sources, both Western and Eastern, and adapted them into French free verse. Divided into 12 books, there are 239 stories. Issued under the general title of Fables in several volumes from 1668 to 1694, they are considered classics of French literature.
Catalogue Note: Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He collected fables from a wide variety of sources, both Western and Eastern, and adapted them into French free verse. Divided into 12 books, there are 239 stories. Issued under the general title of Fables in several volumes from 1668 to 1694, they are considered classics of French literature.
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Having flake to rim, otherwise undamaged.
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GERMAN MEISSEN LA FONTAINE'S FABLES PORCELAIN PLATTER
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