Antique Round Large Plate, U&C Sarreguemines, Geranium

This is an antique round platter, the U&C Sarreguemines Geranium series.

It is a series made at the Utzschneider Pottery in Sarreguemines in the 1890s.

In France, bright and lovely red and pink geraniums have long been seen on windowsills and in potted plants. Geraniums are popular for their refreshing scent, but they also have insect repellent properties, so they have long been displayed by windows.

Geraniums are very familiar to the French. At the end of their slender, delicate stems, they bear many small, cute star-shaped flowers. Their charming appearance is one of the reasons they are so loved.

This plate beautifully expresses the daintiness and loveliness of such geraniums. The gentle design is as if freshly picked flowers have been delicately arranged on the plate. The rim, edged with small geranium flower patterns, nicely tightens the outline of the plate.

The ivory and deep green colors create a calm atmosphere.

Fine crazing present

No large chips or cracks (there is a small indentation on the rim that seems to have occurred during manufacturing)

Size: Diameter 30.5cm x Height 4cm