Bordeaux date for local delights

On September 15 in Bordeaux, Briscadieu will be holding a sale featuring a large group of around 100 lots of locally produced porcelains from the Verneuilh and Vanier factory, which began in the 1780s, all domestic tablewares variously decorated with floral, topographical, figural or pastoral scenes.

Pictured above is an oval platter measuring 11½in (29.5cm) in width decorated en grisaille with a …

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