Richard Ginori, The Tortoise and the Hare

Title: Richard Ginori, The Tortoise and the Hare
Description: 1960 China plate of TH by Richard Ginori, Italy. Almost 10" in diameter. Decoration by M. Praquin of Crépy. Exlusivity of "L'or et l'argent," Chateau-Thierry, France. $9.95 from Shayna Prentice, San Diego, CA, through ebay, April, '04.

This delightful plate is inscribed in a delicate longhand on its back "Le Lièvre et la Tortue." The front of the plate is unadorned except for the rendering of the finish line of TH after J.J. Grandville. Grandville's initials are still on the milepost marking the finish.
Source: $9.95 from Shayna Prentice, San Diego, CA, through ebay, April, '04.
Date: 1960
Subject: The Tortoise and the Hare; Tableware; Plates; Richard Ginori