A Group Of Forty-Five French Printed Creamware Black Transfer-Printed Plates, Primarily First Half Of The 19th Century, Various Impressed Marks For Creil, Choisy, And Montereau, Black Printed Decorators Mark For Stone, Coquerel & Legros To Many,

in varying sizes printed with French Royal and Imperial portraits; Napoleonic battles; topographical views in France, England and Italy; and scenes from history including a view of gardens at Versailles, a view of Mount-Stuart on the Isle Bute, and a view of an early roller coaster in the Beaujon Gardens, Paris circa 1817. The smallest plates 7 7/8in. (20cm.) diameter, the largest 10 7/8in. (27.7cm.) diameter (45) - Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 -  Price Realized $375

Christie's interiors. 18 - 19 December 2008. New York, Rockefeller Plaza. Image 2008 Christie's Ltd. www.christies.com