Vintage French Faience Platter – Hand-Painted “Décor Moustiers” Ceramics and solid walnut build

and solid walnut build

The surfaces are unadorned

Working in an improvisational and instinctual mode

so slight variations in the finish and ironwork are part of its charm

CONDITION NOTES: All chairs are in very good antique condition commensurate with age

Vintage French Faience Platter – Hand-Painted “Décor Moustiers” Ceramics and solid walnut buildA classic, hand painted faience platter in the traditional Dcor Moustiers style, featuring a beautifully rendered pair of cranes surrounded by stylized floral and foliate motifs in classic cobalt blue. The scalloped edge is adorned with alternating garland and lattice motifs, all meticulously painted by hand. Signed on the reverse: Dcor Moustiers, Fait Main (Made by hand), with an artists mark. Moustiers faience has been prized since the 17th century