212 - From the school of Bernard PALISSY, in the style of

From the school of Bernard PALISSY, in the style of Contoured bowl. Polychrome decoration in slight relief at the center of a rosette surrounded by six grotesque masks adorned with drapery, set against a background of foliage and flowers. The reverse side is marbled. Plaster reproduction Diameter: 25.5 cm A similar piece is held in the Wallace Collection, London. Bibliography: Alan Gibbon, *Ceramics of Bernard Palissy*, Librairie Séguier, p. 78, no. 47, and p. 115, no. 76