1890s ~ "Les notables de Cornebourg" Series K&G (Keller et Guérin) Lunéville 1892 ~ French Antique Ironstone Collectible Green Transferware Talking Plate

Exquisite Rustic French Antique Ironstone Decorative Collectible Display Talking Plate "Assiette Parlante" in French.  Made by famous maker of Earthware (Faiencerie) KG (Keller et Guérin) Lunéville France, circa 1892.  This series is called "Les notables de Cornebourg".

“Talking” plates Napoleon Manufactured in large numbers in the 19th century, they illustrate or comment on the great moments and the daily life of the past. Military, revolutionary, historical, religious, geographical, either formally or humorous, monochrome or polychrome, they are real gems.

This antique plate is a Napoleonic war memento souvenir Napoleon imperator Sarreguemines earthenware transferware Victorian dish.

I have 9 lovely scenes. The scenes are numbered below and translated to English with the condition noted.

N°1: "De Quel Pays Etes-Vous? DI Batignolles- Clichy"
"From what country are you from? DI Batignolles- Clichy"
Condition: Browning and graying in the crazing lines/crazing and hairline crack on the edge of the plate.

N°2: "Lui seul sait ce que valent des paroissiennes"
"He alone knows what parishioners are worth"
Condition: light browning/crazing

N°3: Qty: 2 - "Votre Oncle donne tous ces a biens a sa servant...Et a vous ......Sa benediction"
"Your Uncle donates all these things to his servant ... And to you ...... His blessing "
Condition: 1 plate = browning/crazing/small hariline crack on back corner (penetrated in the front but hidden by the pattern and blends with the crazing)
1 Plate crazing

N°4: "Tu ne seras jamais qu'un âne"
"You will never be a donkey"
Condition: browning and gray marks in the surface/crazing

N°5: "Le flagrant délit est patent!"
"The flagrant crime is patent!"
Condition: crazing

N°6: "Tu as la plus mauvaise langue du canton"
"You have the worst language of the canton"
Condition: browning/crazing/small hairline crack on the back side

N°9: "On vous accuse de vous être glissé dans l'parc à travers la grille pour y tendre des collets"
"You are accused of having slipped into the park through the grating to hold collars"
Condition: light browning/crazing/stamp faded

N°11: "Méfiez-vous la lise il sort ben des mensonges de ma boite"
"Beware yourself to the read it came out of the box of some lies"
Condition: light browning/crazing and 2 chips on the corners with hairline cracks

N°12: "Les parissiene des malins qui ñ'savent point comment que l'blé pousse!"
"Parisian hands who do not know how the wheat grows!"
Condition: pattern marks/crazing

They make a great collectors plate. You can hang it one the wall for decoration or use it with anything for serving appetizers, dessert or finger food at a dinner parties.

PLEASE NOTE:  This listing price is for ONE 1 plate. The listing is programmed to allow you to select either the type N # then select quantity you wish to purchase so you can add them to your shopping cart.     

--- Condition ---

In lovely vintage condition given the age, there are signs of aging such as pattern fading bleeding in certain areas, tiny manufacturing marks/spots from glazing process and utensil marks in the surface,. Please refer to the Condition under each plate description above for further detail. If you are not sure of the condition, please ask me. Please take a look at the photos closely and use ZOOM for detail especially in the photo collages.

**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  ---

Approximate Dimensions: 17.5 cm diameter x 1.5 cm height & 230 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.

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