SIXTEEN MINTON WHITE-GROUND RIBBON PLATES painted by Edouard Rischgitz with scenes of animals from Aesop's fables, the borders pierced with two-tiered bands of lozenges enclosing flowerheads, and with gilt outlines and rims (three with cracks to border), artist's signatures, impressed marks and some with date code for 1865

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SIXTEEN MINTON WHITE-GROUND RIBBON PLATES painted by Edouard Rischgitz with scenes of animals from Aesop's fables, the borders pierced with two-tiered bands of lozenges enclosing flowerheads, and with gilt outlines and rims (three with cracks to border), artist's signatures, impressed marks and some with date code for 1865
9¼in. (23.5cm.) diam. (16)

拍品专文

Edouard Rischgitz was born in Hungary and then moved to France, where he studied under Corot. From there, he travelled to England, working for Minton and later, settling in London. His style closely imitates that of Emile Lessore.
Cf. Paul Atterbury and Maureen Batkin, eds., the Dictionary of Minton, p. 301, pl. 57 for a similar plate