Antique French Canary Yellow Metal Tole Transferware Plate W Landscape

20th century mustard yellow oval toleware serving tray with cut out handles, raised edge with stenciled trim, and French toile style transfer Provincial / Neoclassical scene surround...

Pair of two Minton plates, circa 1862. These superb quality Minton plates are from a dessert service shown at the International Exhibition of 1862 in London. The plates testify to the enduring influence of 18th Century Sèvres on the tastes of Victorian high society. The designs are far from being mere copies, however; while there are recognisable Sèvres elements, they are arranged in entirely new and delightful ways. On the rim are four imitation cameo heads of classical deities en grisaille on a red-brown ground, within oval reserves wreathed in laurel. The profiles are individually painted; compare, for instance, the winged helmeted heads of Hermes/Mercury and you will spot subtle differences. The cameo devices, used here for the first time by Minton, derive from the celebrated Sèvres dinner...

Pair of scalloped edge plates by Hirsch. Features a magnificent polychrome floral design. Blank produced by MZ Austria (mark covered on base). Incised number 933. Franziska Hirsch...

Late 18th early 19th century English Continental pewter charger / serving plate by Townsend & Compton (Thomas & Townsend Compton) of London. Round shape with recessed center and plai...

A Creil et Montereau Canary Yellow creamware, transfer printed plate, circa 1830. Dating to the French Restoration period, this transfer-printed plate is glazed in the distinctive brilliant canary yellow for which the Creil and Monterau potteries were known. Printed in the neoclassic style, the image shows two women and a young girl walking together in a romantic landscape, in front of a house with a thatched roof. A wide, stylized floral border makes up the rim of the plate. Creil et Montereau Faïenceries operated in the French communes of Creil, Oise, and Montereau, from 1797 until 1876 under Lebeuf...

A Creil et Montereau Canary Yellow creamware, transfer printed plate, circa 1830. Dating to the French Restoration period, this transfer-printed plate is glazed in the distinctive...

A Creil et Montereau Canary Yellow creamware, transfer printed plate, circa 1830. Dating to the French Restoration period, this transfer-printed plate is glazed in the distinctive...

Late 19th century French Majolica asparagus plate made by Salins, circa 1880. The asparagus is lain on a bed of leaves and appears to be in a basket w...