https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/15625/fullCharger with Grotesqueslate 18th CenturyFabrique de FerratOlérys-Laugier FactoryOverall: 2.9 × 38.1 cm (1 1/8 × 15 in.)Tin-glazed earthenware (grand feu faience)The Pierre Karch and Mariel O'Neill-Karch Collection.Origin: Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, FranceG14.4.90Grotesques and chinoiseries allowed free range to the artists’ imagination, resulting in the creation of whimsical imagery. The charger exemplifies a later style of grotesque ornament practiced in Moustiers. Characterised by a stylised crane and a fantasy figure framed by loosely scattered vegetation and flying insects, the composition contrasts with the earlier décor Bérain, which is more airy in spirit and symmetrical.French Faïence14th to 18th Century European Earthenware and Stoneware[]European CeramicsFrench Earthenware - Faïence1817225730FrenchLate 18th Century“X” in manganese, on the underside. According to some experts, this could stand for Ferrat