JAPONISM PLATE WITH GOLDFINCHES

Country of Origin: France

Time Period: 1843

Bronze, cloisonné enamel. D. 31.5 cm. Marked 'F.Thesmar', artist's monogram and date on image field. In the center there is a depiction of a pair of goldfinches in flight or sitting on a blossoming rose branch. Minor damage to the enamel at the edge, fine hairline cracks.

Andre-Fernand Thesmar's masterpieces can be found in museums across the globe and are few in number. He also showed his work at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle.