Large round plate with bird and serpent

Alfred Renoleau French
 Manufactory Polakowski Tile Factory French

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Though Alfred Renoleau made this piece while working at a tile factory, the carefully modeled high relief of the distressed bird and coiling serpent suggest Renoleau’s sculptural ambitions.

Large round plate with bird and serpent, Alfred Renoleau (1854 Mansle, Charente, France–1930 Angoulême, France), Glazed earthenware with applied decoration, French, Roumazière

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Large round plate with bird and serpent, Alfred Renoleau (1854 Mansle, Charente, France–1930 Angoulême, France), Glazed earthenware with applied decoration, French, Roumazière
Large round plate with bird and serpent, Alfred Renoleau (1854 Mansle, Charente, France–1930 Angoulême, France), Glazed earthenware with applied decoration, French, Roumazière
Large round plate with bird and serpent, Alfred Renoleau (1854 Mansle, Charente, France–1930 Angoulême, France), Glazed earthenware with applied decoration, French, Roumazière

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