Early 19th C. French Creil Montereau Faience Rebus Plate ((Hairline Crack) sea lion face front

face front

I love it for those hand-carved wheels and alligatored paint

The image at the center of the lid appears to be a lithograph over which stain was added

imparting the idea to the the kids (and noting in large letters that the reverse side of the page should NOT be drawn on)

Early 19th C. French Creil Montereau Faience Rebus Plate ((Hairline Crack) sea lion face frontI'll never pass by a rebus if I can help it, whether French or English or otherwise. From what I know, it was common dinner party fun in early 19th c. France to place rebus plates in front of guests as an amusement and what could be better than that? My French is not good enough to solve this one easily, but I love looking at it anyway and surely with some effort someone better than me could puzzle it out. Such a pretty yellow rim border, and then an