K&G St. Clément French Faïence Bleeding Heart Asparagus Plate

Description

An Aesthetic Movement French Faïence asparagus plate, Keller & Guerin St. Clément, circa 1880. A border of Bleeding Hearts flower … more An Aesthetic Movement French Faïence asparagus plate, Keller & Guerin St. Clément, circa 1880. A border of Bleeding Hearts flower heads, or as they are called in France, Coeurs de Marie, encircle three asparagus spears that divide the plate into three sections, a part for the spears, one for sauce, and a part for waste.

10.25 in. Diameter x .75 in. H

Showing the makers mark on the verso.

Minor darkening to the parts of the rim less