A Limoges painted enamel oval dish depicting Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus, after a model by Luca Penni (1500-1556), Maison Samson, 19th century

A Limoges painted enamel oval dish depicting Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus, after a model by Luca Penni (1500-1556),

Maison Samson, 19th century

with the Samson factory mark on the lower right corner

the rim with grotesque masks and strapwork, the reverse with a profile of a Roman Emperor surrounded with scrolls

polychrome and partially gilt painted enamel on copper

height 15⅐ in.; length 12 in.; 38,5 cm; 30,5 cm

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Plat ovale en émail peint polychrome représentant Apollon et les Muses au Parnasse d'après un modèle de Luca Penni (1500-1556),

Maison Samson, XIXe siècle

hauteur 15⅐ in.; largeur 12 in.; 38,5 cm; 30,5 cm