Antique French Clairefontaine Compotier - Cake Stand, Shabby Blue Transferware, Ironstone c1886 Celebration China decorated in the Ribbons pattern

decorated in the Ribbons pattern and stamped for Depot Drulot

An elegant French country design featuring swans

for the US state that was home to the birds would have seemed wildly exotic

The backstamps diverge between the plates and the cake stand

" an honest trace of its making that gives the piece individuality and reinforces its handmade origins

Antique French Clairefontaine Compotier - Cake Stand, Shabby Blue Transferware, Ironstone c1886 Celebration China decorated in the Ribbons patternA lovely but shabby French antique cake stand compotier in blue and white transferware ironstone with a lovely tea stained patina. Antique style in this bold deep navy blue piece, with authentic signs of age, including three visible chips to the plate rim. From the renowned faienceries of Clairefontaine, with "Terre de Fer" stamp (Ironstone) on its base, dating the piece to the late 19th Century. A very romantic deep blue design showing birds,