Antique Choisy le Roi ironstone terre de fer transfer ware faience pair of small plates from the Boulenger factory in Floreal pattern

Antique French small pair of ironstone faience platters or plates, in transfer decorated terre de fer from the Boulenger factory in the Choisy le Roi area of pottery production. This pattern is called 'Floreal'.
It is decorated in the rouge palette of pinky red on a creamy white ground.
There are very pretty sprigs and bouquets of different flowers around the edge spreading into the centre and a border pattern of scrolls and cartouche of trellis adding to the decorative effect.

The age of the items is probably late nineteenth century. There are makers marks and the pattern name on the base.

Size is approx 22cm diameter and 2.5 cm deep. Condition is aged and worn, with large old chips to the rim of each plate, there is of course also some scratching on the surface and crazing, adding to the charm of the antique French item. Please see photos for condition.

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