Cock and Jewel Gien Plate
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Title
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Cock and Jewel Gien Plate
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Description
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1920? 8" cream-colored plate with a blue-green colored design depicting CJ. The plate reads "Fables de LaFontaine" and "Le Coq et la Perle." The partial back stamp reads "Porcelaine …e de Gien." There is a registry mark on the plate's back. $35 from Linda Leffingwell, Doyestown, PA, June, '11.
The block lettering is typical of Gien work. The cock is dramatically positioned in the center of the scene and oriented to the pearl just beneath him. The scene covers the entirety of the front of the plate.
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Source
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$35 from Linda Leffingwell, Doyestown, PA, June, '11.
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Date
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1920?
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Subject
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The Cock and the Jewel
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Tableware
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Plates
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Gien
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Gien Blue Medium Plates
