Rare signed & stamped ORCHIES French Antique Majolica Oyster Plate late 1900s

Rare French Antique Majolica Oyster Plate by ORCHIES MOULIN DES LOUPS & HAMAGE pottery, in grey and green turquoise colours, circa 1900. Very Rare Antique French Majolica Oyster Plate made by ORCHIES Moulin des Loups & Hamage Pottery in north of France in early 1900s. This oyster plate is painted in beautiful turquoise blue with oyster wells in gray and black on a white base.

The colours are bright and vivid. Orchies Moulin des Loups' is a French faience and majolica manufacture located in the North of France.

The factory started its activity in 1886. The two brothers L'Herminé Declercq, Emile and Joseph, set up a earthenware factory in Orchies (Flanders) in 1886 because Emile, owner of a earthenware factory in Rebaix, Belgium, wanted to increase his production by creating a new company. It should be noted that Orchies is located near the village of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, famous for its earthenware and where the Moulin des Loups factory had been based since the 18th century.

In 1923, the Orchies and Hamage factories merged under the name Moulin des Loups & Hamage. The company's new brand image was a windmill with the name ORCHIES in capitals. This oyster plate is stamped????? Gned by Orchies Moulin des Loups & Hamage, France. It is also numbered with embossed figure "1" just like the other pieces of the same design produced by Orchies in early 1900s.

This oyster plate will be a proud addition to any collection of Rare Oyster Plates. Especially as Orchies oyster plates are highlighted in particularly this colour design in the "Oyster Plates" book by J.

25 cm / 9.84. Weight 759 grams / 26.77 oz. Very good condition for a piece of its age. Rich colours with no fading.

No chips, cracks or repairs. Two tiny areas of glazing wear-off in the center part of the plate and a few on the outer sides of the plate.

Normal age-related cracking of the glazing. Please see the photos for details. Every piece will be carefully wrapped in professional air bubble plastic, paper wrap and placed in a thick cardboard box. We are a multinational couple living in France.

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