French CHOISY plate with railway scene- train on Paris-Orleans line- c. 1850

$280.00 AUD

French pottery plate with flower moulded rim, the interior with an interesting railway print in black, titled ATELIERS ET DEBARCADERE A ORLEANS / CHEMIN DE FER DE PARIS A ORLEANS – 12.
Marked to the back H & B / manufacturer de porcelain de Choisy.
Circa 1850

21cm

ref. La Faience Fine Francais p56 for an identical plate, 1843-63. The H&B in the mark refers to the partnership between the Hautin and Boulenger families, which began in 1836 and lasted over 100 years, until 1939. This version of the mark is the earliest.

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