Set of 5 Tournai plates with twig neo-classical design, mid-19th century, ironstone.

Set of 5 flat plates made of Tournai earthenware, featuring the sublime decoration known as "twigs and wolf's teeth, " with delicate twigs and rounded wolf's teeth, a perfect blend of grace and strength in this neoclassical design. Five display plates, without signs of use, with fine shadows of crazing beneath the glossy glaze, small tokens of affection for 150 years, perhaps more, of inestimable value. Emile Bourgeois, exquisite tableware, in Paris in the 19th century. Diameter 24.4 cm, dense and heavy. When you know, you know, truly.