{"product_id":"antique-french-transferware-plate-chinon-pattern-choisy-le-roi","title":"Antique French Transferware Plate, Chinon Pattern, Choisy-le-Roi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLate 19th to early 20th century, French\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9 inches across\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA French transferware plate in the Chinon pattern, made by H. Boulenger \u0026amp; Cie at Choisy-le-Roi, from a five-piece table service offered individually.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rim carries a laurel frieze printed in teal blue, paired sprigs tied off with ribbon at diamond medallions, lined along its inner edge with a narrow scalloped band. The glaze is a warm ivory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe well shows significant staining and discoloration. There is wear consistent with age and use elsewhere on the plate. Sold as found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaurel bound with ribbon is a classical motif, carried into nineteenth century French ceramic pattern books as part of the wider neoclassical revival. H. Boulenger \u0026amp; Cie ran the Choisy-le-Roi works from 1863, when Hippolyte Boulenger renamed the firm, until the factory closed in 1934. Chinon takes its name from the town on the Loire, the same naming convention Sarreguemines used for its own Obernai pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyling Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHang it, or use it on a plate rail where the border does the work. It also serves well at the table for bread or a starter course.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"foundresse","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":56910541193382,"sku":"FD-025-012","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/7645\/6870\/files\/IMG_7459.jpg?v=1786049166","url":"https:\/\/foundresse.com\/products\/antique-french-transferware-plate-chinon-pattern-choisy-le-roi","provider":"foundresse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}