239- Polychrome earthenware stove plate with lustre decorati - Lot 239

239- Polychrome earthenware stove plate with lustre decoration representing Aphrodite at the toilet. Seated, the naked goddess is surrounded by cherubs caring for her, at her feet, a quiver left by Eros and a couple of dove symbolizing fertility. There are five cherubim, also called "erotic" by the PIRANESI brothers (the best known being Eros). They are said to be the result of the union of the goddess with the god Ares and are part of the suite of Aphrodite symbolically personifying Love. The subject is depicted in an animated cartouche, surrounded by four putti on a background of interlacing foliage and flowers. Located lower left TOUL and dated 1872; at the back is the workshop mark of the TOUL-BELLEVUE earthenware factory in the form of a coat of arms with the letters A-B and T, and independently the letter D. 31 x 40 cm Ref: an identical model representing Diane chasseresse was presented at the exhibition "Toul-Bellevue, faïencerie d'art, 1756 - 1951", June 15, 2019 - January 15, 2020. Museum of Art and History of TOUL