Well [expletive intentionally left out]!
I’m torn by these plates and the platter. They’re old, well done and all but three of the plates have some sort of damage. The damage ranges from small chips through latent cracks and even one that was broken in half and (badly) repaired.
If they were something boring I’d probably have tossed most of them but these are pretty neat and so might make a good decorative set, if not a very functional one.
Each plate features a different hand-painted fish* and is signed by the painter, C. Miquet. The dinner plates are just over 9 inches in diameter and the fish platter is about 23 inches long.
Click to view slideshow.*The original plates were commercially produced Limoges ware. They feature decal borders with over glaze gold decoration. The painter then added the fishes in the center.
Filed under: $31-$40, 19th century, 20th century, AVAILABLE!, Ceramic, Dishes, Otherwise useful, Painting
