SET OF 2 BEAUTIFUL RARE ANTIQUE GIEN PLATES! CIRCA 1875 MARKED AT BACK: MEDAILLES D’OR – FAIENCERIE DE GIEN – DIPLOMES D’HONNEUR – PAYSAGES Inset stamp/mark on backs: X4 Approx. 9 diameter each Blue on White transferware Beautiful sweet landscape designs on these plates, both different. One shows a windmill off in the distance along a body of water. There are wildflowers framing the foreground and birds flying from edge of the plate. The other plate has a church in the distance along the edge of a body of water. Foreground is framed by a vining bush to one side and birds soaring into the foreground from the edge of the plate. These plates are not perfect but are in great condition for their age! There are some surface scratches typical with utensil use. There are a few glaze flakes/chips along the edge that have discolored over time, but no major chips or cracks. Some of these may actually be stilt pulls. The item “2 Antique French Faience de GIEN PAYSAGES Plates Bird Landscape Blue White c1875″ is in sale since Monday, June 17, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Decorative Arts\Ceramics & Porcelain\Plates & Chargers”. The seller is “princess*and*the*pea” and is located in Antioch, California. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country/Region of Origin: France
- Collection: PAYSAGES – Medailles d’or Diplomes d’Honneur
- Primary Material: Ceramic/Earthenware/French Ironstone
- Age: 1850-1899
- Type: Plates
- Style: Transfer ware
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Theme/design: Landscapes with birds (church, windmill, flowers)
- Maker: Gien
- Color: Blue & White