Wall plate - Ceramic - Polychrome faience charge
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A large French polychrome faience charger, hand-painted with parrots, in ceramic, 38 cm in diameter and 7 cm high, dating from circa 1850–1900, in good condition with minor age-related wear.
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Large and highly decorative French polychrome faience charger, hand-painted with a charming pair of exotic parrots perched upon a leafy branch. The colourful birds are rendered in shades of green, blue, yellow, and brown against a cream-coloured ground, creating a lively and attractive composition.
The central decoration is surrounded by a broad ornamental border featuring alternating cobalt-blue cartouches, ochre ribbon motifs, manganese scrollwork, and geometric lattice decoration. The design reflects the enduring influence of Delftware and traditional faience production, a style that remained highly popular in France during the late 19th century.
The reverse bears a hand-painted blue monogram mark, likely a decorator's or painter's mark applied during manufacture. The decoration is executed entirely by hand and displays the individual brushwork and subtle variations characteristic of traditional faience production.
Based on the decoration, construction, glaze, and reverse mark, the charger is likely French faience in the Delft revival taste, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, circa 1870–1910. Comparable examples were produced by French faience centres such as Desvres and other workshops inspired by earlier Dutch Delft and French faience traditions.
The plate displays attractive age-related craquelure, firing irregularities, and minor imperfections consistent with traditional faience manufacture. There are small rim chips, glaze losses, and signs of use commensurate with age, all visible in the photographs.
Origin: France
Period: Circa 1870–1910
Material: Hand-painted faience (tin-glazed earthenware)
Decoration: Pair of parrots with ornamental Delft-style border
Mark: Hand-painted blue monogram to the reverse
Dimensions
Diameter: approximately 38 cm
Height: approximately 7 cm
Condition
Good antique condition with age-related wear, glaze crazing, minor rim chips, small glaze losses, and firing imperfections. Please examine the photographs carefully as they form an integral part of the description.
A striking and decorative example of French faience, combining colourful bird decoration with traditional Delft-inspired ornamentation. An attractive display piece for collectors of ceramics, faience, and country-house interiors.
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Large and highly decorative French polychrome faience charger, hand-painted with a charming pair of exotic parrots perched upon a leafy branch. The colourful birds are rendered in shades of green, blue, yellow, and brown against a cream-coloured ground, creating a lively and attractive composition.
The central decoration is surrounded by a broad ornamental border featuring alternating cobalt-blue cartouches, ochre ribbon motifs, manganese scrollwork, and geometric lattice decoration. The design reflects the enduring influence of Delftware and traditional faience production, a style that remained highly popular in France during the late 19th century.
The reverse bears a hand-painted blue monogram mark, likely a decorator's or painter's mark applied during manufacture. The decoration is executed entirely by hand and displays the individual brushwork and subtle variations characteristic of traditional faience production.
Based on the decoration, construction, glaze, and reverse mark, the charger is likely French faience in the Delft revival taste, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, circa 1870–1910. Comparable examples were produced by French faience centres such as Desvres and other workshops inspired by earlier Dutch Delft and French faience traditions.
The plate displays attractive age-related craquelure, firing irregularities, and minor imperfections consistent with traditional faience manufacture. There are small rim chips, glaze losses, and signs of use commensurate with age, all visible in the photographs.
Origin: France
Period: Circa 1870–1910
Material: Hand-painted faience (tin-glazed earthenware)
Decoration: Pair of parrots with ornamental Delft-style border
Mark: Hand-painted blue monogram to the reverse
Dimensions
Diameter: approximately 38 cm
Height: approximately 7 cm
Condition
Good antique condition with age-related wear, glaze crazing, minor rim chips, small glaze losses, and firing imperfections. Please examine the photographs carefully as they form an integral part of the description.
A striking and decorative example of French faience, combining colourful bird decoration with traditional Delft-inspired ornamentation. An attractive display piece for collectors of ceramics, faience, and country-house interiors.
Written by ChatGPT
Details
Era
1400-1900
Weight
500 g
Title additional information
Polychrome faience charge
Country of origin
France
Material
Ceramic
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
38 cm
Width
38 cm
Depth
7 cm
Estimated period
1850-1900
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