1880s ~ "Service Valius Depose Terre de Fer" ~ French Antique Ironstone Teal Transferware Plate ~ Art Nouveau Faience

Lovely French Antique Ironstone Teal (Blue Green) Transferware Vintage Dinner & Flat Edge Hollow Soup Plate "Assiette or Assiette Creuse" in French.  Made during the Art Nouveau timeframe (1880-1910).  Stamped imprinted with numbers : « SERVICE VALIUS DEPOSE TERRE DE FER «.

The cream ivory ceramic Earthware faïence is decorated by teal transfer with a bunch of flowers iris plants laced with ribbon accented with other small flowers and butterflies. Decor floral et papillion. 

PLEASE NOTE: I have 2 Plates in Total (2 Soup Plates & 0 Dinner Plates) but this listing is for ONE 1 Plate. The listing is programmed to allow you to select a quantity you wish to purchase. 

--- Condition ---

They are in rustic vintage condition and have lived a long life. There are certainly signs of usage and they all have imperfections such as manufacturing/glazing marks on the surface, pattern fading/bleeding in areas, utensil marks/scratches on the surface, there are areas around the edges of wearing down of the protection glaze or tiny marks where there is no varnish (surface not smooth), discoloration marks/spots in random areas especially around the flat edges of the plates, they are have signs of crazing and soup plate N 6 has a hairline crack on the line hollow edge of the plate as shown in the photos. Please take a look at the photos closely and use ZOOM for details on the plate especially the photo collages. If you are not sure, please ask me questions about the condition of the plates and request more photos.

**Special Note about aged Porcelain**
If you are not accustomed to this ‘look’, google crazing and the aging process of porcelain. The Japanese use crazing to add an artistic look to their pieces whereas antiques go through the natural aging process. Crazing is cracking in the surface of the plate due to use sometimes it's even and is called the crackle look and other times it is random.

These items are old, were used and were manufactured at a time when processes were less under control as today. Therefore, in addition to the defects identified and reported in the ad, slight dimensional differences or deviations in the color or in the decoration between the different parts could be noted. Besides, some little marks or small manufacturing imperfections such as minor defects in the glaze or in the varnish etc., may also be observed.

--- Measurements & Weight ---

Approximately
Dinner Plate: 23 cm x 2.5 cm & 420 grams each
Soup Plate: 23 cm x 3 cm & 450 grams each
not including packaging weight

--- Additional Notes ---

All items are of vintage quality and will show some signs of age. As it is my main priority to have very happy customers, I try my best to inspect, clean and describe very carefully the vintage condition of my product listings and any exceptional wear on a piece. If you have any doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me directly, I prefer to provide you with as much detail to ensure your complete satisfaction.

If by chance you receive an item you are unhappy with it in any way, please contact us immediately and I will do our utmost to resolve the problem. On the other hand, if you are happy, I would also love to know and very much appreciate you leaving a review on my shop page!!

I also welcome special requests that I can keep in mind when sourcing for my shop.

----- Additional Shipping information ----

WORLDWIDE SHIPPING AVAILABLE.    I ship all my products using the French Postal Service (La Poste). For larger items. I ship using Colissimo (La Poste International service) which includes tracking. minimum insurance and estimated delivery dates (which is normally faster than the processing times in my policy section). If you want additional information about insurance or tracking for smaller items. please contact me for details on the supplemental change. 

If you live France. Belgium. Luxembourg. Spain. Italy. Great Britain. Portugal. Germany and Austria. I can use Mondial Relay to reduce the shipping charge. If you prefer this option. please contact me for new shipping price quote.

I am also willing to use Happy Post upon request and where ship location is offered in their service plan.  

All items are shipped from France to all over the world and I welcome multiple orders to consolidate shipments to help reduce shipping fees where possible.

To be economically responsible and not charge handling fees. when available. I try to use recycled materials for my packaging while being mindful that the materials are suitable to ensure the safest expedition to protect your purchase during the delivery process. I pack very carefully especially fragile items and I check to make sure I'm using the most cost-efficient method.