[Vessels, ornaments, etc.], Plate 1

Jean Bernard Toro French
 Publisher Nicolas Gautrot French

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Plate 1 of a series of various designs for beakers and ornaments. This plate includes a rectangular central design of grotesque. It comprises notably an eagle on a baldachin held aloft by two half-figures transforming into strap-work. Under the baldachin is a brazier resting on a plinth over a tablet with the representation of Venus. Under this tablet is a grotesque mask and two griffins. Four other smaller designs are also included on the plate. In the upper left corner is a cartouche on a pedestal with the profile portrait bust of a woman. In the upper right is a vase on a console with a mask. In the lower left is a vase on a console with a vegetal decoration. Finally the lower right corner is occupied by a small rectangular design of a vase of flowers and torches in the grotesque style.

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