Antique Creil French faience plate “Mort de Virginie” 23cm Wedgwood

Antique Creil French faience plate “Mort de Virginie” 23cm WedgwoodThis striking octagonal French plate is an attractive example of early 19thcentury Creil faience, combining neoclassical subjectmatter with the refined, monochrome decoration for which the factory is renowned. Measuring approximately 23cm in diameter, the piece is printed in a fine greyblack transfer with the dramatic Roman history scene titled Mort de Virginie. An de Rome 306 av. J.C. 391. The image, after a popular engraved source, depicts the

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