ADORNED WITH ONE OF THE MOST LUXURIOUS SPODE PATTERNS: 1/9608.  SAME PATTERN HAVE BEEN USED ON WHITE STAR LINE SHIPS: TITANIC AND OLYMPIC - ROYAL COBALT BLUE WITH SPARKLING GOLD GREEK KEY.

IN ADDITION TO THE SPLENDOR OF THE PATTERN, EACH PLATE HAS A BEAUTIFUL ENAMELED MULTI- COLORED BEE WITH A MOTIVATIONAL HERALDIC MOTTO UNDERNEATH: "FAIS CE QUE DOIS ADVIENNE QUE POURRA" TRANSLATED: "DO WHAT MUST, COME WHAT MAY", OR "DO WHAT YOU MUST, NOT MATTER THE CONSEQUENCES! THERE IS A MONOGRAM - UNDOUTEDLY OF A FRENCH ARISTOCRAT FOR WHOM THESE PLATES WERE CUSTOMIZED. A BEE WAS HISTORICALLY A SYMBOL CHOSEN BY NAPOLEON, SYMBOLIZING BOTH HARD WORK AND LONGEVITY.

CAME FROM 2 LUXURIOUS RETAILERS: OSLER DESIGNERS LONDON & DAVIS GOLLAMORE & CO NEW YORK.

ADDITIONALLY, THESE GORGEOUS PLATES HAVE GREAT PROVENANCE. THEY CAME FROM AN ESTATE OF MASON ADAMS - A RENOWN AMERICAN ACTOR

9.5" DIAMETER

IN GREAT CONDITION WITH SOME MINOR WEAR TO GOLD ON THE RIM.

THIS SET IS TRULY MAGNIFICENT - A RARE TREASURE ESPECIALLY AS A FULL SET OF 12