Lille Scenic Plate

This is a superb plate made by Lille in the early 19th century. The factory was founded in 1784 by Leperre-Durot which was protected by the Dauphin. It closed around 1817 after some changes of ownership over its short existence. Most pieces one finds are painted with flowers so I was excited to find this one here which has a superb hand painted scene in the center in puce of superb quality. There is a couple standing to one side and a lady sitting on a rock on the shore looking out towards the ocean with ships in the background as well as a lighthouse. Nice landscape all around. The scene has a gold band around it with a fancy gold, pink and blue trim to the edge of the well, an orangey ground color to the rim which has a basketweave design to the paste and a thin black line to either side. Gold trim to the edge. The piece is already hard paste and more in the Paris taste than other earlier Lille pieces I own and ahve seen. This piece was made towards the end of the factory when they used the a Lille mark as shown. It's a really nice plate with a very good quality scene in the center. The plate is in superb condition with some minor wear to the golding mainly along the outer edge. It displays perfectly! The plate is marked with the black a. Lille 1796 mark as shown. It is just over 1 inch tall and 9.25 inches in diameter.  Please email me for more information or other pictures.