18th Century Veuve Perrin Plate #3

~ 18th Century Veuve Perrin Plate #3 ~

A beautiful hand-painted plate by Veuve Perrin dating to the 18th century.

Veuve Perrin (Widow Perrin) was a factory in Marseille, France that manufactured Faïence wares between 1748 and 1803.

The plate is of circular form with a scalloped edge.

It has a hand painted rural scene to the centre of a lady on a horse with a man beside her in front oif a turreted building with mountains in the background.

Below the scene is a garland of flowers which is repeated around the circumference of the plate. The plate has a green painted rim.

The plate has the mark of Veuve Perrin to the underside; a stylised hand painted mark of ‘VP’ in red.

~ Dimensions ~

The plate has a diameter of 24cm (9 ½ inches) and weighs 430g.

~ Condition ~

The plate has a couple of small scratches to the central image, and a couple of dark marks to the outer edge. Despite this, the plate still presents well.

The plate is otherwise in a very good condition with no other damages or signs of repair.

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