"Yellow Earthenware Plate On Greek Independence 1830 Choisy Le Roi"
VERY BEAUTIFUL AND RARE FINE YELLOW EARTHENWARE PLATE EARLY 19TH CENTURY ON THE GREEK WAR OF INDEPENDENCE AGAINST THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 1821 TO 1829. SUPERB GRISAILLE DECORATION ON A YELLOW BACKGROUND. AFTER A LITHOGRAPH BY KARL LOEILLET. THE SUBJECT OF THE DECORATION IS RARE IN THIS SERIES OF PLATES. - YOUNG GREEK WOMAN RESCUED FROM TURKISH SLAVERY. SOME SMALL SCRATCHES, TWO RESTORED CHIPS. VERY BEAUTIFUL ENAMEL, SUPERB BRIGHT YELLOW BACKGROUND. HOLLOW MARK OF THE CHOISY LE ROI MANUFACTURE. MARK WITH THE CREST CIRCA 1830. SUPERB PLATE IN GOOD CONDITION.