This is a set of two gorgeous early 18th century French faience grand plat rond Display/Cabinet plates. Or in Rouen style. The plates have a heavy, thick clay body fired with a fine tin glaze of a slightly bluish milky tint. They are decorated with Coat of Arms at the […]
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A faience figurine of a street vendor possibly from a Cris de Paris series made by one of the French faience makers in the 19th century I believe. She is nicely dressed and standing on a grass and dirt base. She is hand painted very nicely and of good quality. […]
A rare faience bowl / plate made in Nevers around the late 18th century. It has a hand painted scene of the execution of King Louis the 16th on January 21 , 1793. I don’t know a whole lot of about this sort of ware but from everything I could […]