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LATE 19TH C LEMOGES (FRANCE) HND PNTD GILT DEC SPORTING BIRD PRCLN CER PLATE

$ 88.44

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Original: Authentic
  • Signed: Stamped w/two maker's marks on base
  • Color: Multi-Color
  • Hand decorated interior basin: 100% original painted surfaces
  • Style: Victorian
  • 9 1⁄4" Diameter x 1" Height: Raised, round cleated base
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Sporting themed: Gamebirds
  • Condition: Good-Very Good overall antique cond: Offered for your review & consideration is this very nice & relatively clean, except for 2 very sm, slight scuffs &/or glaze flakes that occur on the int basin of the hnd dec porcelain plate. They're nearly unnoticeable from any appreciable distance & hardly constitute significant damage to this otherwise wonderful late 19th-early 20th c Limoges (France) antique sgnd hnd pntd, scalloped edge, 9 1/4" in diameter, fancy Victorian prcln cer dinner plate. The portrayed fauna is that of a shot & prone gamebird, nestled amongst dry, autumnal vegetation after the hunt. Of course, hunting, especially in 19th & early 20th cEurope & France, wasn't frowned upon or portrayed negatively as it unfortunately appears to be today, in that these gamebirds were seen as valued food & prized catches for the dinner table & family soup pot. The figuration of the fauna is masterfully executed & is the work of a clearly experienced & talented artist for Limoges. Beautiful.
  • Kiln-fired: 9 1⁄4" Diameter x 1" Height
  • Late 19th to early 20th century: Circa 1885 to 1915
  • Olive/orange maker's marks: No hairline cracks or edge flea-bites
  • 100% original antique condition: Untouched & unaltered
  • Porcelain: Ceramic
  • Hand painted: Hand decorated
  • French: European
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Scalloped, curved, raised edges: Gold gilt decorated edges
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Object Type: Dinner Plate
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days

    Description

    SCARCE
    LATE 19TH CENTURY
    LEMOGES
    (FR
    AN
    CE)
    ANTIQUE
    SIGNED,
    HAND
    PAINTED,
    SCALLOPED
    EDGE,
    GOLD GILT
    DECORATED
    SPORTING
    PORCELAIN
    CERAMIC
    PLATE,
    featuring
    GAME
    BIRD
    with
    DRY,
    AUTUMNAL
    VEGETATION
    [With two stamped maker's marks on baseplate]
    (Circa 1885-1915)
    Late 19th to early 20th century
    Limoges
    Fr
    an
    ce
    hand painted sporting plates featuring images
    of fauna
    DIMENSIONS:
    9 1⁄4" Diameter x 1" Height
    12
    scalloped edge curves
    DESCRIPTION:
    Offered for your review and consideration is this very nice and relatively clean, except for two very small, slight scuffs and/or glaze flakes, that occur on the interior basin of the
    Fr
    en
    ch,
    hand decorated porcelain ceramic plate.
    They're nearly unnoticeable from any appreciable distance and hardly constitute significant damage to this otherwise wonderful
    late 19th to early 20th century
    Limoges
    (Fr
    an
    ce)
    antique signed hand painted, scalloped edge,
    9 1/4" in diameter,
    fancy
    Victorian
    porcelain ceramic dinner plate.
    The portrayed fauna is that of a shot and prone gamebird, nestled amongst dry, autumnal vegetation after the hunt. Of course, hunting, especially in
    19th and early 20th century
    Europe
    and
    Fr
    an
    ce,
    wasn't frowned upon or portrayed nearly quite as negatively, as it unfortunately appears to be today, in that these gamebirds were widely seen as valued food and prized catches for the dinner table and family soup pot. The figuration of the fauna is masterfully executed and is the work of a clearly experienced and talented artist for
    Limoges.
    An absolutely beautiful
    sporting
    piece of antique
    Fr
    en
    ch
    hand decorated porcelain.
    'Painting on a plate.'
    CONDITION:
    Good to Very Good overall antique condition.