Antique Creil French faience plate “Mort de Virginie” 23cm Wedgwood Measuring approximately 19 cm in

Measuring approximately 19 cm in length

Their small scale

Each plate measures approximately 18cm from point to back of handle

With its classical styling

Antique Creil French faience plate “Mort de Virginie” 23cm Wedgwood Measuring approximately 19 cm inThis 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