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Antique Japanned Toleware Oval Tray Wonderful Patina front painted side of tray

Antique Japanned Toleware Oval Tray Wonderful P...

These decorated wares were called tole, derived from the French “tole peinte” which means “painted sheet metal.” 

Antique Japanned Toleware Oval Tray Wonderful P...

These decorated wares were called tole, derived from the French “tole peinte” which means “painted sheet metal.”