painted with Gideon and his army as they attack the Midianites, blowing trumpets and carrying ewers as told in Judges VII, with the initials PR and date of 1564 inside the upper edge of the neck.

6th Earl of Roseberry, Mentmore Towers Collection, sold Sotheby's, London, May 20, 1977, lot 1129
Sotheby's, New York, November 27, 1981, lot 54

Overall surface abrasions and small surface chips. Restoration to edge of handle. White rim around shoulder restored. Some stable cracks on inside of spout. Restoration on underside at join of foot and vessel, foot with chip to outer rim. Gilding refreshed throughout. Foot perhaps later and with remnants of collecting labels, one numbered 59, on underside.
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This composition is after an engraving by Bernard Salomon from his series of Biblical illustrations for the Biblia Sacra. Salomon executed a set of 198 woodcuts illustrating the Old and New Testaments, first published in 1553. He is best known for this series as well as another illustrating Ovid's Metamorphoses. His fine and minutely detailed engravings earned him the nickname "la petit Bernard".

Pierre Reymond (1513-1584) was an important enamelist who primarily produced tazze, covered cups, salt cellars, plates, dishes, and ewers en grisaille. His compositions draw particular inspriation from the work of 16th century engravers Lucas van Leyden, Albrecht Dürer, Marcantonio Raimondi, and, later in life, 🌸Salomon's Biblical engravings.