Beautiful Antique LIMOGES France Hand Painted Cabinet Plate for Mermod & Jaccard, St Louis.
Features lovely green rims with gold floral filigree, scalloped heavy gilded edges, skillfully handpainted fish images in the center with floral details.
The plate is signed by the artist PUVIS.
Condition: no cracks; chips or repairs noted. Some wear to decorations and use related marks (please see pictures) Wear and minor scabs on the foot. A few small spots with gilt loss on the inner gold trim. All imperfections correspond with age. Please see pictures for more details.
Measures 9.5”
Marked on the underside with Limoges France mark used on Limoges blanks around 1891. It is also stamped with Mermod Jaccard St Louis mark. Mermod Jaccard was a prominent jeweler and reseller in St. Louis.
I believe that the plate was decorated specifically for sale at the store.
Historical facts: In 1848, Mr. Jaccard emigrated to St. Louis from Switzerland. He was 22 at the time and joined his relatives Louis and Eugene Jaccard in the jewelry business. Then In 1864 he, along with A.S. Mermod, founded what was to become one of the most famous and largest jewelry houses in the US. The Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Company.
Please see my listing for a matching plate.
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