A large eartherware platter with a zig-pattern in lines the colour of fire that is known as the Thunder pattern.
From an original pencil drawing.
A chromolithogaph from La Faïence Populaire au XVIIIme Siecle by Mareschal. This book described the shapes, usage, decoration, colour and marks of this kind of pottery.
Published in Paris in 1872.
Size: 26.7 x 17.2 cms or 6 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches.
This piece is described by the author as having a pleasing aspect despite the bizarre juxtaposition of design elements. The pattern is borrowed from the Japanese.
Condition: Very Good. The white part of the print’s surface has browned at the edges. There are a few very small marks toward the bottom right hand corner but it is otherwise fresh and clean.
