Pair Antique French Creil Faience 8 1/4" Cabinet Plates, Paris Grand Tour Scenes gilt The outer case has a

The outer case has a silver top and framework that is beautifully contrasted by the leather casing on the wooden bottom of the case

This piece bears no marking

and I use it to carry the caddy

and certainly a grand treasure that's been well treasured for more than 150 years to survive without any damage to speak of

Pair Antique French Creil Faience 8 1/4" Cabinet Plates, Paris Grand Tour Scenes gilt The outer case has aWonderful pair of antique French Creil faience 8 1 4" cabinet plates, decorative pieces with Romanesque borders and center Grand Tour scenes of Paris including "Vue Des Tuileries" and "Vue De L'Hotel Impedes Invalides"! Marks on the bases, including impressed mark of "Creil", are for Stone, Coquerel et LeGros, works can be seen at the Met and the V&A, or in their online galleries. Faience, or tin glazed and enameled earthenware, first emerged in