Antique - Vint. Haviland Limoges Set of 11 Transfer & Painted Fish Plates, 8.5" silkwork cherub or putti

cherub or putti

and the ones that have architectural and monument scenes are just extra fun

writing & sewing boxes

With increasingly practical fountain pens increasingly being produced in the twentieth century

This is a nice larger one 15" x 14" outer

Antique - Vint. Haviland Limoges Set of 11 Transfer & Painted Fish Plates, 8.5" silkwork cherub or puttiThe "I" mark on back of each of these 11 fish plates tells us that they were made by Haviland, (LIMOGES) between 1894 and 1931, when another mark began to be used. The over stamp mark is that of plate decorators, and the set is decorated from a transfer pattern that is then hand painted. There are pairs of 2 of 5 of the fish patterns, and then one single of the fish that looks like a sturgeon. I've added in an enlarged image of the one, and