JUNK OR NOT ? thats the big question

[dhoppy]

Does anyone know anything about these plates  like date? are they good to hang on to or junk?

[KC]

If I am correct the bottom one is manufactured by Delinieres & Co. (D&C) France - decorated by L. Bernardaud & Co. and Imported for The Higgins & Seiter Store of New York.

[sapphire]

http://antiques.about.com/od/researchingantiques/ig/Pottery-and-Porcelain-Marks/Elite-Limoges-Mark.htm


Under Limoges Procelain History, paragraph 12, The Elite Works.........

http://www.mygrannysatticantiques.com/html/additional_marks___history_inf.html

[ironlord1963]

     Well not Junk, is my opinion, maybe not worth a bunch but for sure not junk.   The word Limoges and France will make any collector ohh and ahh a bit, even though there are many with that mark and many more to come.  However the look of the plate is usually more important then the stamp to a majority of the collectors.  Both of these plate are nice looking and have character, the second one a bit more.  I'm sure you could find someone who would give you 10 to 20 bucks for those plates, each that is.  I had a plate that was half as nice, someone walk up to the booth and say the word limoges and talked me down to 10 buck on my 15 dollar tag.  I paid .99 for it, not junk just would have to have a couple thousand of them to retire on 

[sapphire]

A few more of the Elite marks.........

http://e-limoges.com/makers/bawo-limoges-boxes.php


Still looking for the pattern name/number.  It should be listed under Elite on Replacements, but of course some have no pic available.


I grew up surrounded by Bridal Wreath, also an Elite pattern. My great-aunt had place settings for 24 plus many of the extras.  This set was split and given to my mother and aunt.  As they downsized their belongings I became the recipient of both 'sets'.  Half I passed on to a cousin, the other half basically gave away to an antique dealer.  Now that I see the replacement costs I wonder if I did the right thing..........but I really had an aversion to the pattern, having washed so many of them over my lifetime    That and I would never have gotten the use out of them the older generations did.

Yours is a much more attractive pattern (to me anyway) and it's history alone would make it worth keeping.

[dhoppy]

thank you all so much for you stories and advice trust me it is much appreciated here. I will stand them in my hutch I think they'll look really nice there. Have a great weekend everyone