Amazing and incredibly RARE set of 6/Six antique green/aqua/lavender Majolica Barbotine Creil & Montereau hand painted Asparagus plates - these would create a most stunning table setting for those that adore entertaining . These date from 1880 and to find one or two, almost 150 year old plates would be exciting - but to find 6 plus the largest of Platter's in such superb condition is astounding. Large cabbage leaf with asparagus spears overlaid - the colours are intense - superb shades of green and delicious aqua's & the colourings are consistant. Each Plate has an impressed number on the reverse and some plates have the initial of artist under the glaze. Founded in 1797, the Creil factory, developed mainly in the 19th century. The group was created in 1840 by the merger of the two factories in Creil and Montereau, giving birth to the Lebeuf and Milliet company. The second half of the 19th century was a period of expansion and success for the manufacture with many awards and medals. In 1895, the closure of the Creil site marked the beginning of the decline with production that ceased to be renewed. In 1920, the Creil-Montereau group was taken over by the Choisy-le-Roi Manufacture, owned by Hypopolyte Boulenger. It then takes the name HBCM (Hippolyte Boulenger-Creil-Montereau). The Montereau earthenware factory closed permanently in 1955. Plates- each plate has an indentation  Diameter 9.4"/23.75cms each plate weighs 620grammes Platter Length 15"/38cms (Handle to Handle) width 9.75"/25cms platter weighs 2.1 kilos  Total weight of plates and platter 5 kilos /11 lbs  These plates & platter are in excellent condition - with no chips or cracks- perfectly good to be used for food service (no dishwasher!!!). - very, very fine crazing in places - very little used. Please do check out the photos as they are an important and integral part of the description. Price for all  6 plates and the large platter. Any questions please do not hesitate to contact us~  We will be posting the item from France (Rest assurred the item will be extremely well packed with professional packaging materials)