I've always wondered why French dessert plates aren't more popular with collectors than they are.
Perhaps its the pastel colors. Majolica collectors seek out intensely colored pieces in general so it would make sense that pastels would not be as popular.
Perhaps it's the design sensibility. French plates are undeniably French looking. They have a light feminine quality, often with art nouveau lines. More often than not they are heavily decorated with lush florals but occasionally you will find animals or people. It's very easy to imagine the novelist Colette lunching on them as she pens Gigi.
These are plates that comfortably fit in the world of Cocteau, Piaf and Chevalier.
Perhaps its the pastel colors. Majolica collectors seek out intensely colored pieces in general so it would make sense that pastels would not be as popular.
Perhaps it's the design sensibility. French plates are undeniably French looking. They have a light feminine quality, often with art nouveau lines. More often than not they are heavily decorated with lush florals but occasionally you will find animals or people. It's very easy to imagine the novelist Colette lunching on them as she pens Gigi.
These are plates that comfortably fit in the world of Cocteau, Piaf and Chevalier.
French majolica grape plate
St. Clement majolica raspberry plate
St. Clement majolica pear plate
St. Clement majolica apple plate
St. Clement majolica orange plate
French majolica pansy plate
Gien majolica poppy plate
Sarreguemines majolica bird plate
Majolica Joan of Arc plate
Sarreguemines majolica strawberry plate
Choisy-le-Roi majolica pansy plate
French majolica aster plate
Onnaing majolica grape plate
Onnaing majolica grape plate
Onnaing majolica strawberry plate
Onnaing majolica plate
Onnaing majolica peacock plate
Onnaing majolica rose plate
Nimy majolica bird plate
Nimy majolica dessert plate
St. Amand majolica gooseberries plate
Sarreguemines strawberry majolica plate
Choisy-le-Roi majolica plate
Luneville majolica grape plate
Onnaing majolica pumpkin plate
Sarreguemines majolica pine plate
Wasmuël majolica crested bird plate
Wasmuël majolica pond lily plate
Wasmuël majolica roses plate
Wasmuël majolica sunflower plate
St. Amand dessert plate
St. Amand dessert plate
French plates are easily found and generally inexpensive with most of them selling under $100. They are a wonderful way to add color and a bit of French sophistication to your table or wall.
