Description
A late 19th Century, French porcelain, crescent or half-moon shaped oyster plate, five cream colored oyster wells with hand-painted eyes, on a sky blue ground. Shown behind the main wells are the gray glazed backs of three oyster shells. Also shown are two smaller pink clam or cockle shells. A rolled and scalloped rim with fluted edging.
Marked with an impressed mold number.
Book reference: Similar crescent shaped oyster plates are shown on Pgs. 70-74, “Oyster Plates,” Karsnitz
8.75 in. L x 7.75 in. W x 1 in. H
Excellent antique condition.
