An assembled pair of Strasbourg trompe-l'oeil plates of radishes Paul Hannong period, 1750-54

one with PH monogram mark in blue.

The plate with the darker-colored radishes and monogram mark : Some chips and losses to the green stems and the tip of one of the radishes in the center; one radish has been entirely broken away and there is a 2-in. area of discolored overspray on the rim, covering an associated restored break at that point, as well as a small restored patch in the center where the tip of the missing radish broke from the plate. The unmarked plate: Some touched-up chips and losses to the green stems; the tip of one radish is chipped away, the tip of another is restored and partially made up; there is a 1-in. chip to the rim edge.
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A similar plate of radishes is illustrated by Jeannine Terrasson, Les Hannong et Leurs Manufactures Strasbourg Frankenthal, p. 53.