"Fine Earthenware Plate, Circa 1800, Hand-painted, From Toul Bellevue"
VERY RARE FINE FAIENCE PLATE, HAND-PAINTED REVERSE, 1800, FROM THE BELLEVUE LES TOUL MANUFACTURE. UNSIGNED, AS IS SO OFTEN THE CASE. SUPERB PAINTED DESIGN IN ULTRAMERAL BLUE. VERY BEAUTIFUL JAPANESE-INSPIRED SCENE: ON THE LEFT, A SUPERB CEDAR-TYPE TREE ON A ROCK IN A VALLEY, FORTIFICATION WITH A BELL TOWER. VERY BEAUTIFUL HAND-PAINTED DESIGN, SUPERB FINESSE. THE DETAILS ARE EXTRAORDINARY. THE BLUE OF THE DECORATION IS MAGNIFICENT ON A CREAMY WHITE BACKGROUND. VERY BEAUTIFUL ENAMEL. THE PAINTED DETAILS ARE SUPERB. VERY FINE DESIGNS. A VERY BEAUTIFUL AND VERY RARE COLLECTOR'S PLATE. A FEW VERY SMALL SCRATCHES. SUPERB. SOME FINE EARTHENWARE PLATES PRESENT AT THE TOUL MUSEUM. 
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