Lot 4: LEONARD LIMOSIN (CIRCA 1505-1575/1577), 1567 CHARGER DEPICTING THE ISRAELITES GATHERING THE MANNA FROM HEAVEN 18¼ x 14½ in. (46.3 x 36.7 cm.)

LEONARD LIMOSIN (CIRCA 1505-1575/1577), 1567
CHARGER DEPICTING THE ISRAELITES GATHERING THE MANNA FROM HEAVEN
Parcel-gilt polychrome enamel; the central scene surrounded by a frame decorated with cartouches containing profile heads; signed and dated in a gilt cartouche at bottom '1567/ LEONARD/ LIMOSIN'; the reverse with strapwork decoration and a profile bust of Juno with the inscription 'IVNE' and further inscription 'E383R' in red ink
18¼ x 14½ in. (46.3 x 36.7 cm.)

Baron James de Rothschild (1792-1868), by 1865, and by descent to
Baron Gustave de Rothschild (1829-1911), recorded in the Hôtel de Marigny, Paris, in 1912, and by descent to
Sir Philip Sassoon, Bt (1888-1939); sold Christie's London, The Property of Sir Philip Sassoon, Bt., M.P., C.M.G., and the Countess of Rocksavage, of 25 Park Lane, 26 November 1919, lot 68, acquired through Davis Brothers, London (1837 gns.10 s.).
Rothschild collection.