Earthenware Plate From Moustiers Decorated With Coat Of Arms, 18th C.

Round earthenware plate from Moustiers with blue monochrome decoration of large coat of arms in the center with the arms of Louis Roger de Fransures (known as Franssures-Villers*) surmounted by a marquis crown and framed by two lions. Lace frieze on the wing and two blue fillets on the edge.
First half of the 18th century.
D. 23.7 cm.
Tiny crack in the basin above the coat of arms, not repaired. Visible enamel chips on the rim.

Cf. Francis Hernandez, Alain de Korsak, The coats of arms identified on the earthenware of Moustiers, page 120. Mondial Livre, France 2019. Lucien Dalmasse, Bernadette de Resseguier, Provençal earthenware armorials, page 30. Imprimerie Arc-en-ciel, Digne- les-Bains, 2019.

*He became lieutenant in 1735 and captain in 1741, then squadron leader of the naval armies in 1754.