Antique ironstone faience Jules Vieillard terre de fer tin glazed plate with flow blue convolvulus decoration

$43.99

Shipping to United States: $39.48

Antique French small ironstone faience platter or plate, with floral design in flow blue (cobalt) hand coloured transfer decoration around the border, in convolvulus pattern. The colour is very vibrant and the pattern is crisp and attractive.
The date of this item is between 1845 and 1865, mid nineteenth century. It has the back stamp for the Bordeaux factory of David Johnston and Jules Vieillard. M. Vieillard took over from Irishman Johnston in 1845, and began to replace the English materials used up til that point in manufacture, with more locally sourced product.
Under the glaze of the plate is a small fault line or blemish which dates to manufacture. There is also an area at the edge of the plate which is missing the glaze, again probably a fault at time of manufacture, although this plate doesn't appear to have been sold as a 'seconds' and is fully marked as a product of the factory. See photos for condition.

Size is approx 21 cm diameter.

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