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Lot 941 Dα

A rare Brussels porcelain plate with cameo decor

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 14:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
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A rare Brussels porcelain plate with cameo decor

Decorated in the centre with a large scene labelled "Le bain de Venus", the border with etched classical portraits in five reserves. Signed in pale brown "ffaber. M.res. de Bruxelles". Some wear to the rim of the well, the base with three spur marks (firing supports). D 23.5 cm.
Brussels, Frédéric Faber, first quarter 19th C.

Provenance

Private collection, Copenhagen.

Literature

For more on Faber, cf.: Lemaire, Faïence et porcelaine de Bruxelles, Brussels 2003, p. 131 ff.