Moustiers Faience, Shaped Plate with Heron, 18th century

A rare 18th-century French faience plate from Moustiers, decorated in a lush camaieu of greens with a heron in the centre, surrounded by insects. The edge is beautifully shaped and finished with a line while the lip features abundant florals. With its long-legged and expressive pose, the heron is characteristic of the decor of grotesques favoured by Moustiers.