BLOIS. Ulysse BESNARD, known as ULYSSE (1826-1899). GARDEN in glazed ceramic with a four-lobed shape decorated with scrolls and chimeras on a blue background decorated in the centre with the emblem of the pelican feeding its young with its blood, intertwined with the initial M of Marie de Medici. Four feet with foliage roll-up. Zinc lining. Holographic mark Ulysses in Blois and dated 79 Height 21.5 Width 50.5 cm. Bibliography: -Martine TISSIER de MALLERAIS, "Cent ans de faïence à Blois (1862-1953), 1978, for a similar copy fig 5, p.58. -Martine TISSIER de MALLERAIS, "La faïence de Blois 1862-1953", éditions Berger m, 2017, for a similar copy fig. 99, p. 55.