French oyster plates

Two vintage oyster plates, each one of a kind and sold separately. One is heavy, glossy majolica. The other is light, hand-painted porcelain. Both work for oysters, small bites or jewellery, and both look good on a plate wall.

Saint-Clément, Deep Green
Six glossy wells in sea green and teal on a speckled ground with a rope-moulded rim. In the centre is a raised lemon wedge in lime and yellow, made to hold lemon or mignonette. Made by the Saint-Clément faience factory in Lorraine and marked St Clément.
France, mid 20th century +/- 1950's. Earthenware, majolica.
Has a small chip, please see close-up picture.

Limoges, Soft Green Shells
White Limoges porcelain with six shell-shaped wells and a scallop in the centre. Each well is hand-painted in soft green fading into yellow, with fine lines and dotted details. Marked Limoges France and “dipinto a mano”: French porcelain with Italian brushwork.
Late 20th century. Porcelain, hand-painted.