A pair of French provincial faience Botanical plates. 19thCentury. Ref. P/98A+98B

Description: A pair of French provincial faience Botanical plates. 19^thCentury. Ref. P/98A+98B
Maker: Nevers France
Date: 19^th Century.
History: The city of Nevers, now in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region of France, was a centre for manufacturing faience of tin-glazed earthenware pottery, between around 1580 and the early 19^th century. The pieces were formed in a mould or on a potters wheel and, sometimes shaped by hand. The colour of the clay used ranged from a grey to a red (as shown on the plates offered).The addition of a lead-tin glaze created an opaque whitish colours, perfect for decorating on.
Description: On offer are two stunning French provincial octagonal-shaped plates, made from a red clay and hand-painted with botanical images of wild flowers and berries. There are no backstamps which does make it a little difficult to date accurately, but consideration was taken in the shape of the plates (notice, no foot-rim) the roughness of the glaze itself, the small blow-hole imperfections, the stilt marks, and the blue, ochre, green and aubergine colours used in the decoration. These are typical colours of the 18^th 19 ^th Century French provincial faience, and these plates may be earlier than the 19^th Century.
Condition: To some extent the plates have been expertly and sympathetically restored which signifies their rarity.
Dimensions: Roughly 22.5 cm from corner to corner and the plates stand roughly 2.3 cm 2.5 cm in height

 Price: R700.00 for the pair

 Please note, I am NOT a qualified archaeologist/antiquarian and the description I have given is based on research of the subject.
This is a genuine antique. Please remember the classification of an 'antique' is that it should be 100 years old, OR MORE. 

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