BLACK PAINTED INITIALS P.G/M. FOR PERRET-GENTIL OF MENTON, CIRCA 1880
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A FRENCH MAJOLICA TROMPE L'OEIL PLATE
BLACK PAINTED INITIALS P.G/M. FOR PERRET-GENTIL OF MENTON, CIRCA 1880
Moulded and applied with pendant flowering and fruiting citrus branches including two oranges and a lime
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) diameter
Lot Essay
See Bottero, p. 177, fig. 2 for a similar dish attributed to Monaco; p. 190, fig 1 for a similar dish attributed to Menton; and p. 208, fig. 5 for a dish with lemons and limes.
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