A FRENCH FAIENCE RECTANGULAR PORTRAIT PLAQUE
A FRENCH FAIENCE RECTANGULAR PORTRAIT PLAQUE

CIRCA 1885, SIGNED T.(HEODORE) LEROY

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A FRENCH FAIENCE RECTANGULAR PORTRAIT PLAQUE
CIRCA 1885, SIGNED T.(HEODORE) LEROY
Painted with a shoulder-length profile of a young Renaissance beauty, the 'bejeweled' reserve enriched with gilt foliate scrolls applied with micro-beads in imitation of textile
23½ in. (59.5 cm.) high, 19¼ in. (49 cm.) wide

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Théodore Eugène Leroy of Seine-Saint-Denis is recorded as a regular contributor to the Salon de la Société nationale des Beaux-Arts in the late 19th century. He also displayed 'emaux peints' at the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle. A group of plaques created in the same manner and attributed to Emile Delforge, Theodore Leroy and Lamy were sold in the Mr and Mrs Marvin Greenfield Collection, Christie's, New York, 20 October 2008, lots 122-129. Both Delforge and Leroy were much praised for their creation of this technique, winning gold medals for their work in 1885.

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