Early 19th C. French Creil Montereau Faience Rebus Plate ((Hairline Crack) sea lion while his sister

while his sister

This roughly carved little man is carrying a heavy load

The image at the center of the lid appears to be a lithograph over which stain was added

Lots of age and wear but stable  and in my opinion all the better for it

Early 19th C. French Creil Montereau Faience Rebus Plate ((Hairline Crack) sea lion while his sisterI'll never pass by a rebus if I can help it, whether French or English or otherwise. From what I know, it was common dinner party fun in early 19th c. France to place rebus plates in front of guests as an amusement and what could be better than that? My French is not good enough to solve this one easily, but I love looking at it anyway and surely with some effort someone better than me could puzzle it out. Such a pretty yellow rim border, and then an