"Palissy Style - French Majolica Figural “trompe-l’oeil” Signed Léon Brard (1830-1902)"
Brard French Palissy Majolica platter which features a pike fish, sole & crawfish. The piece bears maker's marks for the Brard pottery, diameter 13 inches (circa 1865)Brard’s unique treatment constituted an important departure from the work of Avisseau and Landais who had sought strictly to recreate the style of Bernard Palissy.Book reference; ''Palissy Ware'' by Marshall P. Katz and Robert Lehr, page 97