A Palissy-type pierced and moulded footed-dish "coupe ajourée", circa 1600

A Palissy-type pierced and moulded footed-dish "coupe ajourée", circa 1600

of circular form with an everted rim, pierced and moulded with a geometric openwork pattern of flowerheads among scrolls below a border of stiff leaves and flowers, supported by a domed foot, enriched in a typical palette, the underside with a tortoiseshell glaze

diam 11 3⁄4 in.; 30 cm.

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Coupe ajourée, percée et moulée, vers 1600, dans le style de Bernard Palissy

diam 11 3⁄4 in.; 30 cm.