MOUSTIERS : Soup plate with crenellated edges... Lot 85

MOUSTIERS : Soup plate with crenellated edges in earthenware with Frank Masonic decoration said with the 25 symbols, garlands of foliage and yellow net on the wing. End of the 18th century. Diameter : 21,5cm. Crack in the star, wear and tear and enamel jumps. For similar models, see the auction of Maîtres Aymard & Debussy of July 19, 2015 in Cannes The town of Moustiers was, in the 18th century, one of the leading places of French faience manufacture and specialists consider that 5 of the 12 factories in the town were managed by Freemasons. They argue to know who of Féraud and Fouque were the creators of this magnificent service, of which about thirty pieces are currently listed, namely 18 plates, 3 dishes and 9 shaped pieces. The Masonic Museum of the G.L.N.F. has five plates of this service