Small Legumier by Grigny, Blue and White Transferware with Nesting Birds, France 1900 Versailles st amand or displaying upright on shelving

or displaying upright on shelving

foxing and yellowing throughout

or adding character to a small corner of the home

Cul noir wares take their name from the dark manganese glaze applied to the reverse - a practical and regional characteristic found particularly in Normandy pottery workshops during the nineteenth century

2cm wide including handle)

Small Legumier by Grigny, Blue and White Transferware with Nesting Birds, France 1900 Versailles st amand or displaying upright on shelvingA charming small covered legumier by Grigny in blue and white transferware, decorated with nesting birds. Covered vegetable dishes of this scale are highly decorative and increasingly difficult to source. Perfect as a tureen, serving dish, or centrepiece. It adds immediate refinement and a sense of collected history to a kitchen or dining room. Height 6. 5 in (16. 5 cm), width 10 in (25. 4 cm), diameter 8 in (20. 3 cm). Condition: tea staining, no