Presented is a fine French faience reticulated low tazza. This piece dates to around the turn of the century. The edge of the dish is beautifully hand gilded and decorated with iron red designs. The center depicts a colorful scene of men around a table outside, reading or going over papers of some kind.
The dish is in good overall condition. As the photo points out, there has been a repair and repaint to one edge, with a crack extending into the body. Otherwise the tazza has no breaks and no repairs.
The dish is signed with a maker's mark in red on the back.
The tazza is about 9 inches in diameter and stands about 1 3/4 inches tall. Weight: (408.4 grams) -jm
