Whimsical story telling plates with a difference. The humourous and sweet images of dogs and monkeys are overlaid on Sarreguemines Perse (G) plates in sepia. Perfect to display on a plate rack or plate wall.
 
The first pair features dogs looking in the mirror and diving into a crate left on the roadside as a man with a stick approaches. The second pair features a monkey playing the piano to an admiring kitten, and a monkey sitting on a desk talking to a dog.
 
The backgrounds to the images and the stamp indicate that they were made between 1870 and 1891
 
Each pair has a small crack on one plate, firm and indistinct from the front, all have developed the classic aged lightly buttered ironstone appearance.
 
Story plates were popular in France but these are above the ordinary, being in the collectible Sarreguemines Perse series and due to their delightful illustrations. They each have two original hanging holes to hang on the wall.
 
The plates measure 8" (20cm) diameter