FOUR NEVERS FAÏENCE REVOLUTIONARY-THEMED PLATES. One, inscribed Vive la Liberté, against a group of banners and Phrygian cap, 19th century. One, depicting the symbols of the three estates - clergy, law, military, along with a crown and spade, 18th-19th century. One, depicting a Napoleonic eagle with laurel wreath in its beak, perched on a blue banner, circa 1804-1815; one, depicting an angel blowing a trumpet, a banner reading La Paix, the front with the date 1791, possibly late 18th century - 9 in. to 9 3/4 in. diam. Estimate $600-900
PROVENANCE: Liberté plate, Washington, DC Armory Show, 1985. Three estates plate, Thomas Forshee Antiques, Baltimore, MD antiques show, 1985; a copy of the receipt accompanies this lot. Napoleonic eagle plate, purchased in 1990; a copy of the receipt accompanies this lot. Angel plate purchased in Bethesda, Md. 1980
