Antique plate plate depicting the birth of Venus from a painting by the artist Sandro Botticelli. The painting was painted in the Renaissance style and contains elements that will later become the hallmarks of incipient baroque. On the back of the plate is the signature of the author: “M Le Verrier”. France, beg. XX century.

Max Le Verrier (Max Le Verrier, 1891-1973) - French sculptor. He studied at the Beaux Arts school in Geneva. In 1925 he received a gold medal at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts, becoming one of the founders of the art deco style in sculpture. The sculptor's work is concise, the composition is well developed, the master paid great attention to the form and the elaboration of details. The most popular subjects for the master were hunting scenes, animalistics, athletes, dancers.