French Hunting Plate, Great Hunts Series, Elephant

French Hunting Plate, Great Hunts Series, Elephant

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Reference

27654

Tea Plate Depicting Hunting Scene, Elephant.
"Porcelaine Opaque De Gien" plate, 7" diameter, titled and with a hunting scene to the center. The plate is part of the series "Les Grandes Chasses" translated "Great Hunts", No. 8. There is a subtitle at the bottom of the plate "Asie - Chasse a L'Elephant", (Asia - Elephant Hunting). The central scene of a hunter oh horseback shooting at an elephant. On the rear of the plate "Porcelaine Opaque De Gien" around a shield surmounted by a crown. The edge of the plate is styled to look like basket weave.

There are five other plates available from the same series, all six are shown in the last image.

Dimensions:

Diameter 18 cm / 7 "
Period

1900-1949

Year

Circa 1900

Medium

Porcelain

Country

France

Condition

Excellent, no chips or cracks.

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