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P&H Choisy French Creamware Faïence Scheffer Assiette Parlante Plates, Set/4
About the Item
A set of four French faïence transfer printed creamware “assiette parlante” or talking plates, produced by P&H Choisy, Seine, France – circa 1824-1836.
Transfer printed in black with four different courting scenes sourced from the lithographs by Jean Gabriel Scheffer (1797-1876). Scheffer was a Swiss school painter and lithographer active in Paris from 1822 to 1846. He produced humorous lithographs illustrating Paris customs and manners. His original 1826-28 lithographs of the scenes that decorate these plates can be found in the Musée Carnevalet collection in Paris.
Inscribed on the front as follows:
C’est un gage de Fidelite. Prends garde de le perdre. = It is a pledge of Fidelity. Be careful not to lose it.
Ah bah! un de perdu, deux de retrouves. = Ah bah! one lost, two found.
Comment ma petite, il vous ecrit en prose. = How my little one, he writes to you in prose.
Il n’y a pas de danger…. = There is no danger.
7.75 in. Diameter x 1.25 in. H
An impressed makers mark on the verso, Valentin Paillart and Hippolyte Hautin, the P&H Choisy shield.
Very good antique condition with the expected minor wear. A rim flake to one plate, Il n’y a pas de danger…, as shown.
- Creator:Choisy-le-Roi (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)Diameter: 7.75 in (19.69 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 4
- Style:Romantic (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:Creamware,Enameled
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1824-1836
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. The expected light wear typical of antique creamware. A rim flake to one plate, Il n’y a pas de danger…, as shown.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1758224811692
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