Vintage-Style 'Cote d’Azur Avranches' Decorative Slate Plaque

This item is a decorative stone plaque, likely made of natural black slate, featuring a decoupaged or printed vintage travel illustration. The artwork depicts a woman in Belle Époque-style attire, including a long black dress, a yellow scarf, and a black hat with red accents, holding a red parasol and binoculars while gazing over a coastal vista. The text identifies the location as 'Cote d’Azur Avranches' and is dated 'April 1889', though the physical item appears to be a modern reproduction designed to look aged. The plaque is approximately rectangular with rough-hewn, 'chipped' edges characteristic of natural slate. The surface of the artwork exhibits a heavy crackle glaze finish, intended to simulate vintage crazing or antique oil painting textures. Visible condition issues include significant peeling and lifting of the printed layer at the top edge, particularly near the hanging mounting points, and several small chips or losses to the image surface along the left side. The color palette is dominated by warm ochres, deep blues of the sea, and the vibrant red of the parasol. The overall craftsmanship suggests a mass-produced decorative home accessory rather than an original period lithograph, aiming for an Art Nouveau or late 19th-century aesthetic.