Ceramic plate with black and white decorr entitled VERNON
Stamped on the back : GUYON DE BOULEN & GIEN - Medal Exhibition 1844 - Opaque porcelain
Sold as is with chips and scratches
Gien fine earthenware pottery, established in the department of Loiret, in the XIX century, is one of the most famous and the most important in Europe.
Its white, as opposed to brown, paste gives the illusion of porcelain but remains opaque to light.
The factory excelled in the art of imitation, and reproduced pieces from the past at affordable prices.
D 20 cm
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