Gien (France) — “Un Mariage à la Campagne” No. 4, “Départ pour la Mairie”
Large French faience plate from Gien’s themed wedding-scene series. Pink/rose transfer print on a cream ground. Center panel shows the wedding party departing for the town hall, banner-titled above and captioned below. Rocaille scrollwork, cornucopias, roses and doves on the scalloped rim.
Backstamped in blue: MUSÉE DE LA FAÏENCERIE DE GIEN / Gien FRANCE.
The series is Gien’s own reissue of a twelve-plate set originally created in the first half of the 19th century.
Measurements-
Diameter: 11 1/4 in
Depth: 5/8 in
Condition-
Excellent. No chips, no cracks, no crazing, no repairs. Rim edge is smooth and intact all the way around. Transfer print is crisp with no fading or wear. Glaze is bright and unscratched on the face.
Note, on the reverse and not visible when displayed or in use:
small glaze pits near the rim, a manufacturing flaw from the firing, not damage.
Shown in the detail photos.
Ships carefully double-boxed with rigid protection. Sold as pictured; photos are of the exact plate you receive.
