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Posted 2 years ago
Jack_Johnson
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I have three of these plates. They are marked in red and green on the back.
Red--TV inside a bell. Blakely ET Co and Chicago under
Green --T&V in a box w/ France Depose below.
They are 9" in diameter and I suspect dessert plates. I always thought the decoration was polka dots but they are actually more angular and look somewhat Moorish.
I think they are Limoges or Haviland (or both?) but not marked as such.
Can anyone tell me more about these plates?
Limoges ChinaEven though the word Limoges is synonymous with fine bone china, it was not…
Haviland ChinaIn 1839, a customer brought a broken cup to David Haviland, a retailer who …