Decorative Plate With French Rooster Kg Saint-clément (19th Century)

Polychrome tinned earthenware plate depicting a French rooster in the Louis XV style. This plate is a typical example of the popular Eastern earthenware, which is used as a collective name for a mass of polychrome painted pottery produced near the French city of Strasbourg. This piece was made by the Saint-Clément plate factory founded in 1758 by Jacques Chabrette, who already owned the Lunéville factory. With this second factory, he aimed for the high-end. The factory produced household items in ordinary earthenware and more luxurious pieces in so-called pipe clay. In the 19th century, the factory produced pieces inspired by the Louis XV period, as evidenced by the specific shape of this plate. Condition: This plate is in good condition.