{"product_id":"antique-french-faience-plate-vue-de-la-grande-comedie-a-bordeaux-manufacture-de-creil","title":"Antique French Faience Plate, Vue de la Grande Comédie à Bordeaux, Manufacture de Creil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCirca 1820, French\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9¼ inches across\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn antique French faience plate printed in black with a view of the Grand Théâtre in Bordeaux, made by the Manufacture de Creil under the printing patent of Stone, Coquerel et Le Gros.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe center shows the theater's colonnaded facade with the square before it filled with carriages, horses, and figures dressed in the fashion of the period, captioned below as Vue de la Grande Comédie à Bordeaux, du côté de l'entrée principale. A continuous grapevine frieze runs around the rim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plate shows fading, staining, craquelure, and small chips consistent with its age. Sold as found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1808, John Hurford Stone, Athanase Coquerel, and the printer Antoine Legros d'Anizy patented an underglaze transfer printing process for the Manufacture de Creil, and pieces carrying their printed mark date to the years that followed. Creil produced a series of plates depicting the monuments and views of French cities in this period, drawn from published engravings of the buildings shown. The Grand Théâtre, completed in 1780 to the designs of Victor Louis, remains one of Bordeaux's principal landmarks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyling Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHang it, or set it on a plate rail where the engraving reads clearly. It also anchors a grouping of other early French faience view plates.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"foundresse","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":56914526535846,"sku":null,"price":138.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/7645\/6870\/files\/1D529DCC-4D1B-4B2C-9D6D-8F2C478A66A5.jpg?v=1786068765","url":"https:\/\/foundresse.com\/products\/antique-french-faience-plate-vue-de-la-grande-comedie-a-bordeaux-manufacture-de-creil","provider":"foundresse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}