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Octagonal Tray
Made by: Strasbourg Manufactory (France, working 1720–1781)
French (Strasbourg)
About 1744–48
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware (faience)
Dimensions
Height: 43.2 cm (17 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.920
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionOblong octagonal plateau with canted corners, decorated with three Chinese figures seated smoking at a table, waited on by two attendants, flanked by flowering trees on which stand Chinese musicians, with birds and insects fluttering above, the border with trailing plants and flowers to the angles.
InscriptionsOn underside, paper label from 1932 exhibition of French faience at Musee des arts decoratifs, Paris.
Also paper labels of former collectors Marcel Haas and Camille Le Tallec.
Also paper labels of former collectors Marcel Haas and Camille Le Tallec.
ProvenanceBefore 1932, Marcel Haas, Paris; November 19, 1948, Marcel Haas sale, Hotel Drouot, lot 131; Camille Le Tallec (1906-1991); November 8, 1990 sale, Ader Tajan, Picard, Paris, lot 759. Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger, New York