Very Old Handmade and Painted French Faience "Alcide Chaumeil" Pottery Gravy Boat with Attached Plate. The glossy white gravy boat has a heavy enameled, very colorful design that features a fire spitting dragon, a dog, a porcupine, and a swan with an arrow. Each figure has a crown painted above its head. Fleurs-de-lis and ermine tails decorate the space between the figures The rims are scalloped, and decorated with tiny red dots that are encircled with a blue color. The white interior is decorated with a fleur-de-lis. The reverse side is marked, "AC 1023". The gravy boat has a wonderful smooth feel. It appears to be very old -- 1800's.
SIZE: 3 3/4 inches high x 8 1/2 inches long x 5 1/2 inches wide.
CONDITION: Due to age and use, the gravy boat has wear and chips. There are two rim chips on the gravy boat, and two chips on the attached plate -- one of these chips is large. It is very clean, and bright.
Wonderful, unique, very colorful French gravy boat -- RARE piece. This piece matches the plate that I have listed.