Early Cul Noir Shallow Bowl Platter with Polychrome Chinoiserie Scene, Rouen / Nevers, France c.1800-1840 blue flow ironstone chocolate glaze with contrasting light

chocolate glaze with contrasting light interior

accompanied by a classically French matching set of serve ware

plus and a small hairline crack under the lid finial

or as a single standing sculpture

8 Flat dinner plates (24cm diameter 2

Early Cul Noir Shallow Bowl Platter with Polychrome Chinoiserie Scene, Rouen / Nevers, France c.1800-1840 blue flow ironstone chocolate glaze with contrasting lightAn especially early and expressive hand painted cul noir shallow bowl or platter with polychrome chinoiserie decoration depicting a bird, musician and waterside landscape. The yellow border and freer brushwork suggest artisanal production influenced by both Rouen and Nevers traditions, where narrative faience painting remained highly developed in the early nineteenth century. Its painterly quality gives it strong decorative character despite visible