Creil Polychrome Transferware Polychrome Plate – Les Bonnes Cerises, Circa 1830

Description

From the Creil region of Northern France, a transfer printed polychrome plate, titled -Les Bonnes Cerises (the good cherries) Circa … more From the Creil region of Northern France, a transfer printed polychrome plate, titled -Les Bonnes Cerises (the good cherries) Circa 1830.

The image shows No. 4 from a series of twelve. A young lady in a bright blue period dress, sits in a garden and holds a bowlful of red cherries. A stone and timber house is behind her. The plate is titled and numbered, a wide hand-colored floral running border meets a Canary yellow rim. Wonderful bright color on a crisp transfer.

Marked: Impressed Creil to the verso.
8 in. Diameter x .75 in. H
Light utensil marking to the front center, the expected wear to the verso. less