Francois Ganeau's Les Femmes Du Siecle (Women of the Century) Fine Porcelain Plates Complete Set. Made in Limoges France 1970’s. "In genuine hard-fire D'Arceau-Limoges, the world's finest porcelain." 

Each collectible plate is signed by Fr. Garceau and has a story in French on the back commemorating each woman painted on the front.

12 plates include:

1: 1865 Scarlet En Crinoline ~ Scarlet in Crinoline, The Women of Inaccessibility 1865.

2: 1875 Sarah En Tournure ~ Sarah in Bustle, The Women of Temptation 1875.

3: 1890 Colette La Femme Sportive ~ Collette, The Sportswoman of 1890.

4: 1900 Lea La Femme Fleur ~ Lea, The Women Flower of the Beautiful Era 1900.

5: 1910 Albertine, La Femme Liane ~ Albertine, The Sinuous Women of Paul Poiret 1910.

6: 1975 Edith La Femme Pratique ~ Edith, Practical Woman 1915.

7: 1925 Daisy La Garconne ~ Daisy, the Flapper, The Rebellious Women 1925.

8: 1935 Marlene La Vamp ~ Marlene, the Vamp, Sophisticated Woman 1935.

9: 1943 Helene De La Mode A Tout Prix ~ Helen, the Intrepid, Fashion at all Costs 1943.

10: 1947 Sophie De La Mode New Look ~ Sophie, of the “New Look” Femininity Recovered 1947.

11: 1960 Francoise En Pantalon ~ Francoise, in Trousers, Independent Women 1960.

12: 1965  Brigitte En Mini Jupe ~ Brigitte, in Mini Skirt, Liberated Women 1965