"12 Fine Earthenware Plates Rare Decor With Label Signed Creil"
12 VERY LARGE FINE EARTHENWARE PLATES FROM THE MANUFACTURE OF CREIL CIRCA 1819. MARK IN DEPOSIT AND SOME PATENT STAMPS OF INVENTION FOR PIECES PRINTED BY LEGROS D'ANIZY. STAMP OF THE UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION OF 1819. SILVER MEDAL. PRESENTATION and PRESTIGE PLATES: DIAMETER 25.2 cm. VERY RARE DECOR WITH THE LABEL. DRAWINGS IN GRISAILLE REPRESENTING THE LIFE OF THE PEOPLE IN THE 18th century, THE BOURGEOISIE, THE KING'S MUSKETEERS. VERY NICE PALE YELLOW WING. THE ENGRAVINGS ARE SUPERB QUALITY. 12 PLATES IN VERY GOOD CONDITION GIVEN THEIR 200 YEARS. Some scratches and very rare mini - égrenures. CAN BE SOLD IN SERIES OF 6. THE RARITY IS ALSO THE QUANTITY, RARE TO HAVE A SERIES OF 12 PLATES.