Antique Creil et Montereau brown & white salad bowl, sepia transferware willow pattern variation c1880 Japonisme Aesthetic Movement harvest basket about the size of an

about the size of an apple seed

A lovely hand painted blue and white French antique cake stand / compotier with a tea-stained patina and delicate blue flow patterns

This meaning was even more elevated in France

Unframed oil on board

In the pattern name 'Bonaparte' this design emerged at the time of the 100 year anniversary of Napoleon's ascent to rule France

Antique Creil et Montereau brown & white salad bowl, sepia transferware willow pattern variation c1880 Japonisme Aesthetic Movement harvest basket about the size of anA beautiful and rare antique French salad bowl deep dish, by Creil et Montereau, c 1875 1890. A lovely Chinese inspired design from the height of the Aesthetic Movement, this piece is a type of Willow pattern variation features a mix of iconography including a 'Poonah' style vase of peonies and willow branches and bridges in a hybrid of popular patterns of the time. Lovely floral arrangements in an exquisitely detailed tone on tone sepia brown