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Description
For your consideration is this pre-owned 1888-1896 Haviland France Hand-Painted Floral Gilded Round Porcelain Platter in excellent used condition as follows:
- Pre-owned
- Circa 1888-1896 based on the hallmark
- Made by H&Co Haviland France
- Large round plate platter tray
- Porcelain
- Hand-painted
- 12 1/4" diameter
- White background; pink, purple, & yellow flowers scattered about; gold follows the edges of the plate and onto the raised pattern that skirts the serving surface; the artist then used gold paint to create a raised pattern of additional flourishes on the serving surface, sometimes using a series of graduated-size dots to enhance the intricacy of the design; the artist then added the date: May 4 '95
- Bottom has the green H&Co L France marking that was used from 1888 to 1896
- From the estate liquidation of a lovely 96-year-old woman who had a keen eye for collectible porcelain
- PERFECT – No breaks, chips, cracks, crazing, utensil marks, fading, wear, repairs, or other signs of age, use or abuse