Welcome to Antiques & Moore! This listing is for a nice 19th Century H R Quimper French Faience salt glaze pottery plate with wide decorative border and colorful stylized geometric design in the center. The plate features the favored color combination of brick (red-orange), yellow, green and blue. The “H” was for Henriot and “R” was for Riou (his wife). Measures 9 in diameter. Weighs 14.9 ounces. This lovely plate is in very good to excellent Estate condition with no noted flaws although this type pottery is known for certain production flaws. One consistent issue with production is glaze puddling and glaze skips with inconsistent glazing on the foot ring. There is some minor rubbing to the glaze on the plate’s rim and one minor scratch in the glaze on the underside of the plate. Overall, the plate is in considered to be in excellent condition consistent with age and normal wear. Have been in the Antiques business for over 30 years and try to describe our items as accurately as possible. We are happy to answer any questions and always appreciate your business! The item “19th C. H R Quimper French Faience Salt Glaze Pottery 9 Plate (#2)” is in sale since Friday, March 6, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Decorative Arts\Ceramics & Porcelain\Plates & Chargers”. The seller is “antiquesandmooresales” and is located in Hendersonville, North Carolina. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Type: Plates & Chargers
- Primary Material: Ceramic
- Style: French
- Age: 1850-1899
- Maker: H R Quimper
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Country/Region of Origin: France