Set of 4 Blue Antique French "FLORE" Sarreguemines Ironstone Terre De Fer Shallow Bowls

8.75" diameter

Blue French Ironstone Transferware Terre de Fer Shallow Bowls
Stamped "Flore" Pattern and found in France

Items are in used, antique/vintage condition.

1880s/1900s ~ "FLORE" Sarreguemines U&C ~ French Antique Ironstone DARK Blue Transferware Soup Plate 22 cm ~ Scalloped Edge Terre de Fer  Lovely French Antique Ironstone Blue Transferware Vintage Flat Edge Hollow Soup Plate "Assiette Creuse" in French with scalloped edges. The series is called "FLORE" which translates to flora in English.  Made by famous French manufacturer of Earthware (Faienceries) "Sarreguemines" France, in Terre de Fer.    Stamped : « FLORE - U&C Sarreguemines ». 
Please note these are smaller soup plates in size.   Normally they are 23 cm diamater but these are 22 cm.    They are also a darker blue close to black but definitely a dark navy blue.   
The Faienceries Sarreguemines and Utzschneider & CIE - dates back to the early 1800s when J.Faby and Paul Utzchneider took over the factories from Nicolas Jacobi. The mark was produced between the time frame of 1871 to 1913 at which time the U & Cie factories split off into 2 different factories producing other labels.

The white ceramic decorated by blue gray transfer, with a romantic decor in blue shades, composed of a bunch of flowers, tied with a ribbon of leaves and vines.  Approximately 22 cm diameter  x 3.5-4 cm height & 375-450 grams each not including packaging weight