A large opulent enamelled dish with an Old Testament scene

A large opulent enamelled dish with an Old Testament scene Polychrome enamel and gilding on copper. Central scene from Genesis 14:17-24, depicting Abraham rejecting the gifts of the King of Sodom. The deep cavetto decorated with gold foliage, the broad rim with grotesques. The reverse with Hercules, framed by strapwork and grotesques. Losses to the enamel along the edge, a hole on the left in the centre, the enamel on the base rubbed. Height 6.5, width 49.6, depth 39.2 cm. Paris, Samson & Cie, late 19th/early 20th C.

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H 6,5 × B 49,6 × D 39,2 cm