Laudin Nicolas 1er, Goblet With Its Lid, Limoges, France,

Museum quality, a definite investment. Nicolas Laudain also known as the elder or the old, 1650 - 1700 second half of the 17th century Diameter: 10.8 cm; Height: 14 cm Large flared goblet on a pedestal in polychrome painted enamel on copper, presenting four characters including two scenes in medallions on either side of the goblet: Saint John the Baptist Saint Jerome surrounded by a decoration of white foliage in relief highlighted with a gold line. Nicolas Laudin's figure below Lid in enamel painted on copper, presenting in medallions on either side Christ Mary surrounded by a decoration of white foliage in relief highlighted with a gold line. The interior part in water green color has a gold-colored rosette. Nicolas Laudin 1st born in Limoges in 1628 died in Limoges on April 13, 1698 French enamel painter All the characters in this work have their eyes raised upwards with the exception of Saint John the Baptist accompanied by a lamb which shows a cross bearing the inscription “ecce agnus dei” At the beginning of the Gospel of John, it is written about John the Baptist: “... he saw Jesus coming to him, and he said: Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world [ecce agnus Dei qui tollit peccata mundi]” (Jn 1,29). On the left, John in the desert, accompanied by his faithful, shows them Jesus before them, dressed in blue and red, the blue of the Church and the red of the Passion. A multitude of details embellish this exceptional work with its cover, a masterpiece of this enamel painter from Limoges. See: Enamels by Nicolas Laudin from the 17th century in Limoges Cathedral (Treasury of the Cathedral). Two great families of enamellers established themselves in Limoges in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Laudins and the Noualhiers. The Laudin dynasty included two Noëls, two Jacques and two Nicolas, who are identified by distinguishing "the young" and "the old". A large part of their production was religious, visible in particular at Limoges Cathedral, the Louvre and the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Limoges.