HB & Cie Choisy Le Roy faience Plat Parlant College Velocipedique
SKU: SD1045In the 19th century, so-called "talking" plates became fashionable; faience earthenware plates with historical decorations. The subjects ranged from military life and hunting to monuments and the customs of French urban and rural society. Fables, riddles, proverbs, and folk songs are also depicted or engraved on these often satirical or caricatural pieces.
This faience "Terre de fer" plate by the French manufacturer Hippolyte Boulenger is decorated on the front with a depiction of a boy learning to ride a bicycle at the Velocopedique College. The text below the image reads: "Pour monter, vous prenez votre élan. Une...deux...et trois! V'lan...dans le mille!"
Marked on the bottom: Terre de Fer, HB & Cie. Choisy-Le-Roy, late 19th century.
Dimensions: diameter 20 cm.
Condition: The plate is mounted in a metal wall bracket with a hanging hook. There is a small hairline crack, but it's not distracting. The gold rim is almost completely worn away.
