Pair Antique French Creil Faience 8 1/4" Cabinet Plates, Paris Grand Tour Scenes gilt The outer case has a

The outer case has a silver top and framework that is beautifully contrasted by the leather casing on the wooden bottom of the case

A nice brass pencil edging and some serpentine motion to the design really sets it off nicely

it's so wonderful

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Pair Antique French Creil Faience 8 1/4" Cabinet Plates, Paris Grand Tour Scenes gilt The outer case has aWonderful pair of antique French Creil faience 8 1 4" cabinet plates, decorative pieces with Romanesque borders and center Grand Tour scenes of Paris including "Vue Des Tuileries" and "Vue De L'Hotel Impedes Invalides"! Marks on the bases, including impressed mark of "Creil", are for Stone, Coquerel et LeGros, works can be seen at the Met and the V&A, or in their online galleries. Faience, or tin glazed and enameled earthenware, first emerged in