Antique French Creil Black Transferware Plate “On a Beau le Désarmer Il Garde Toujours un Trait,” 11”

A beautiful antique French Creil black transferware plate featuring the titled classical scene On a Beau le Désarmer Il Garde Toujours un Trait (“Though one may disarm him, he always keeps one arrow”). Depicting Cupid beside two classical figures in a romantic garden setting, this elegant 11” plate is framed by Creil’s signature grapevine border and beautifully captures the Neoclassical themes that made early French transferware so beloved by collectors.