Produced by Faïencerie de Gien, one of France’s most celebrated faience makers, these charming transferware plates are from the Les Travaux de la Campagne (“The Labors of the Countryside”) series. Featuring a pastoral scene of a maid milking cows and horses being led to the watering hole, it is framed by a richly detailed border of agricultural motifs in red transferware. Part of a collectible “talking plate” series designed to spark conversation around the table, it offers a wonderful glimpse into 19th-century rural French life.
These plates are being sold as a set.
Measurements: 8”
Produced by Faïencerie de Gien, one of France’s most celebrated faience makers, these charming transferware plates are from the Les Travaux de la Campagne (“The Labors of the Countryside”) series. Featuring a pastoral scene of a maid milking cows and horses being led to the watering hole, it is framed by a richly detailed border of agricultural motifs in red transferware. Part of a collectible “talking plate” series designed to spark conversation around the table, it offers a wonderful glimpse into 19th-century rural French life.
These plates are being sold as a set.
Measurements: 8”
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