Faïencerie Héraldique de PIERREFONDS. Two large earthenware presentation dishes with polychrome decoration: one depicting King Arthur surrounded by the knights of the round table, signed Olivier de Sorra; the other decorated with the arms of Spain "offert en hommage A. S. M. Alphonse XIII". 20th century. Diameters: 56 and 57 cm Note: Manufacture founded in 1903 by Count Hallez d'Arros, known as Olivier de Sorra, bought in 1937 by Emile Bouillon and run by his family until its closure in 1986. It produced medieval-inspired pieces based on the works of the Knights of the Round Table. Provenance: Domaine du Bois d'Aucourt (near Pierrefonds) owned by Adolphe Clement-Bayard, French industrialist and manufacturer of bicycles and automobiles.