Rouen - Lot 217

Rouen Round earthenware dish with blue, yellow and green decoration in the center of a man with an Indian headdress leaning against a cane and holding a pipe and a young woman raising her arms, a butterfly in flight above them, below the letters N.T.R., the rim decorated with foliage scrolls, ironwork and trellis motifs on a blue background. Manufactured by Guillaume Heugue. The letters N.T.R. may refer to the painter Nicolas Tureau. 18th century, circa 1735. D. 35 cm. Two very small chips on the reverse. Provenance : Former Clainpanain collection, n° 429 Former Tumin collection, Paris sale, Me Ader, June 11, 1936, no. 55 Former Victor Sanson collection Former Dr. Bernard Jean collection, Denesle study, Rouen, May 24 1992, no. 66 Featured in the retrospective exhibition of French faience at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in 1932. Former Victor Samson collection Former collection of Dr. Bernard Jean Featured in the retrospective exhibition of French faience at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in 1932, no.