Antique French Blue & White Proverb Plate; “Qui se fie trop à la beauté…”

An antique French blue and white faience proverb plate, sometimes referred to as an assiette parlante or “talking plate.”

The center features a French moral saying surrounded by a stenciled blue foliate wreath:

“Qui se fie trop à la beauté
Risque souvent d’être trompé”

which translates roughly to:

“He who places too much trust in beauty often risks being deceived.”

The wide rim is decorated with a bold repeating cobalt-blue motif, giving the plate a wonderfully graphic folk-art appearance. The slightly irregular decoration, glaze wear, and small firing imperfections add to its authentic antique character. It measures 7½" D

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