Large radiating dish in Rouen earthenware, early 18th century

Beautiful and important circular earthenware dish decorated in blue and red with a large central radiating motif forming a flower framed by garlands of flowers. The wing is decorated with lambrequin motifs of baskets of fruit, flowers and foliage, joined in the centre by eight rays decorated with squares and floral motifs.
First quarter of the 18th century circa 1720
Diameter: 54 cm
Provenance: Former Calvet collection (number 200 of the Drouot sale of 24 and 25 November 1930).

Two comparable models, one in the Louvre Museum (ref: OA 3784) and one in the Musée National de la Céramique in Sèvres.