{"product_id":"18th-century-french-faience-plate-moustiers-petits-feu-floral-antique","title":"Antique French Faience Plate | 18th Century Moustiers | Polychrome Floral","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French faience plate has the kind of soft, pale color that immediately makes the decoration feel delicate. The tin-glazed surface has a light celadon blue tone, with hand-painted polychrome enamel decoration in iron red, cobalt blue, yellow and green. The whole piece feels old, graceful and very much connected to the decorative faience traditions of southern France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plate was likely produced in Moustiers or by a Moustiers-style workshop in the second half of the 18th century. No maker’s mark is visible. The scalloped, contoured rim is decorated with stylized rosettes, foliage and small floral details. There is a larger central bouquet design that is simple and elegant. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat gives this antique French wall plate so much character is the life it has lived. There is a visible crack on the face of the plate, with two historic agrafe (staple) repairs on the back. These old staple repairs were made long ago to hold the dish together, a sign that someone valued the plate enough to repair it rather than let it go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cross straps on the back are an old plate hanger, likely made so the plate could be displayed securely on the wall. The hanger has also aged with the piece, which adds another layer to the story. This was not just stored away in a cupboard. It was hung, seen, repaired and kept as something important to generations of family members.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would be beautiful on a wall near a fireplace, displayed on an open dresser shelf, or grouped with other French faience pieces. It carries the softness of something created in the 18th century and was clearly loved by whomever made the repairs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52298392731991,"sku":"FAI-007","price":335.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/18th-century-french-faience-plate-moustiers-petits-feu-floral-antique-2.jpg?v=1765041765","url":"https:\/\/theprovencecollection.com\/products\/18th-century-french-faience-plate-moustiers-petits-feu-floral-antique","provider":"The Provence Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}