TWO ANTIQUE "VOCATIONS" PLATES BY SARREGUMINES, FRANCE, INCLUDING RAILROAD AND PHRENOLOGY THEMES

Lot of two charming antique plates from the Les Vocations series by Sarregumines, Digoin, France, early 20th century, faience with basketweave molding to the rim, hand-painted blue bands, one featuring a black transfer image of a young boy playing with a toy train as three men look on, together with the caption "Si j'avais de la fortune, j'en ferais un ingénieur" [If I had any luck, I would make him an engineer], the other featuring a young boy seated on a table playing a trumpet with one hand and a drum with the other as his father rest his hand on the boy' head as the mother looks on, together with the caption "Il a la bosse de la music" [He has the music bump], 7-1/8" in diameter, both with the full "Digoin & Sarreguemines, France" crown-and-shield mark.

The caption on the second plate, which at first may seem nonsensical, is apparenty a reference to phrenology—the Victorian pseudoscience of "reading" the bumps on one's head—as indicated by the placement of the man's hand.

Notes: In very fine condition, with no cracks, chips, crazing, or staining

Home Decor, Porcelains / Fine China

15%

Michael Rodman | (313) 719-1181 | neverenoughbooks@outlook.com

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Milford, NH 03055

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Saturday, 12/10, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

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