Oval dish in faience by Christian Dior

Christian dior's handmade oval dish in faenza, italy. H 5, 28x20 cm. Faenza is the city of earthenware, this is where the earthenware was created and it is also the name of this city that comes the french word 'earthenware'. Even today, faenza's earthenware is highly sought after by amateurs and is a luxury product. The decoration of these plates is called "garofano". It is a typical decoration of 18th century italian earthenware inspired by china. This dish was designed, designed and decorated for christian dior, the famous french haute-couture house.