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Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate

Antique French Porcelain Turquoise Oyster Plate
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique French porcelain oyster plate attributed to Limoges, circa 1900. This fine
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Early 20th Century French Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Antique French Porcelain Turquoise Oyster Plate
Antique French Porcelain Turquoise Oyster Plate
$350 Sale Price
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H 1 in Dm 9 in
Antique French Porcelain Turquoise Oyster Plate
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique French porcelain oyster plate attributed to Limoges, circa 1900. This fine
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Early 20th Century French Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Antique French Porcelain Turquoise Oyster Plate
Antique French Porcelain Turquoise Oyster Plate
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H 1 in Dm 9 in
Antique 19th Century French Limoges Porcelain Floral Oyster Plate
By Limoges
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique French Limoges porcelain oyster plate, circa 1880. Marked "H & Co" on reverse
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Antique 19th Century French Country Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique 19th Century French Limoges Porcelain Floral Oyster Plate
By Limoges
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique French Limoges porcelain oyster plate, circa 1880. Marked "H & Co" on reverse
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Antique Late 19th Century French Country Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French "C.F.H" Limoges Porcelain Magenta Gold Oyster Plate, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges porcelain magenta & gold oyster plate, signed "Charles Field Haviland
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set Of Seven Antique French Porcelain Oyster Plates
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of 7 early antique Limoges French hand painted oyster plates. The plates with 6 pink and yellow
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Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Tableware

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Porcelain

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Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate, over 100 years old
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20th Century French Serving Pieces

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Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate, c. 1890-1900s
By Haviland Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate, Made for Maple Co. London, circa 1890-1900
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Antique 19th Century French Tableware

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Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate, c. 1900, signed "Tressemaines and Vogt"
By Tressemanes Vogt
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate, Colbalt blue, c. 1900, signed "Tressemaines and Vogt"
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Antique 19th Century French Tableware

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Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate, Cobalt Blue, c. 1890's
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Antique 19th Century French Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Hand Painted Limoges Oyster Plate
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Antique 19th Century French Tableware

Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate Made for Tressemanes Vogt, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French hand-painted Limoges porcelain oyster plate made for Tressemanes & Vogt, circa 1880.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

Antique Limoges Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges oyster plate.
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

Antique French Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate, Over 100 Years Old
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Antique 19th Century French Platters and Serveware

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Porcelain

Antique French Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate, Hand-painted, signed T.V.Co, c.1900
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Antique 19th Century French Porcelain

Antique Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate Handpainted circa 1900
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Early 20th Century French Serving Pieces

Antique Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges oyster plate hand painted sea scape.
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

Antique Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate Handpainted circa 1880-1890
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

Antique French Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate, signed L.Bernard Co., made Higgins and Seiter, New York, c
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Early 20th Century French Platters and Serveware

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Porcelain

Antique French Oyster Plate
Antique French Oyster Plate
H 1.25 in Dm 8.75 in
Antique Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate by Elite Works Unusual Design
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Antique 19th Century French Platters and Serveware

Antique Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate made for Lewis Straus and Son New York
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

ique French Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate, Hand-painted, T.V.Co, c.1900
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Antique 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

ique French Oyster Plate
ique French Oyster Plate
H 1.5 in Dm 9 in
French Oyster Plate Porcelain Sealife Haviland Limoges
By Haviland Co.
Located in Austin, TX
Antique 19th-century French porcelain oyster plate with sealife pattern (shells, seaweeds, fish
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Antique 1890s French Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Hand Painted Crab Turtle Oyster Plate
By Haviland Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A porcelain Oyster plate with six shell shaped wells, each showing a hand painted sea life specimen
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Antique 1880s French Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

French Gutherz Limoges Porcelain Hand Painted Mint Green Shells Oyster Plate
By Oscar Gutherz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French, eight sided porcelain oyster plate showing five oyster shell shaped wells with eyes and a
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Antique 1880s French French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

French Gutherz Limoges Porcelain Hand Painted Pink and Shells Oyster Plate
By Oscar Gutherz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French, eight sided porcelain oyster plate showing five oyster shell shaped wells with eyes and a
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Antique 1880s French French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

French Gutherz Limoges Porcelain Hand Painted Sea Green Shells Oyster Plate
By Oscar Gutherz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French, eight sided porcelain oyster plate showing five oyster shell shaped wells with eyes and a
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Antique 1880s French French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Oyster Plate by Limoges France, Scalloped Shape and Hand Painted Gold
By Charles Ahrenfeldt
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Classic and elegant antique oyster plate featuring a master well in the center and places for six
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Antique 1890s French Dinner Plates

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Gold

French Gutherz Limoges Porcelain Hand Painted Sky Blue and Shells Oyster Plate
By Oscar Gutherz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French, eight sided porcelain oyster plate showing five oyster shell shaped wells with eyes and a
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Antique 1880s French French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Hand-Painted Sea Anemone and Fish Oyster Plate
By Haviland Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A porcelain oyster plate with six shell shaped wells, each showing a hand painted sea life specimen
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Antique 1880s French Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

French Oyster Plate Porcelain With boats Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
Antique 19th century French porcelain oyster plate with boats Limoges.
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Antique 1890s French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

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Porcelain

French Oyster Plate Porcelain Sealife Haviland Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
Antique 19th-Century French porcelain oyster plate with sealife pattern (shells, seaweeds, starfish
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Antique 1890s French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

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Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate, circa 1880s
By Limoges
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges Porcelain Turkey pattern oyster plate, circa 1880s. Beautiful cobalt color
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Antique 1880s French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate, circa 1890s
By Limoges
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges porcelain Turkey pattern oyster plate circa 1890s in hand painted colors of
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Antique 1890s French Porcelain

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Porcelain

French Oyster Plate Porcelain with Turkey Pattern Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
Antique 19th Century French porcelain oyster plate with the turkey pattern signed Limoges Haviland.
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Antique 1890s French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

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Porcelain

Antique French Raspberry and Gold Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1890s
By Limoges
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French hand painted raspberry and gold Limoges porcelain oyster plate signed "L.S.&S
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Antique 1890s French Porcelain

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Porcelain

French Oyster Plate Porcelain with Turkey Pattern Haviland Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
Antique 19th-century French porcelain oyster plate with turkey pattern signed Limoges Haviland.
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Antique 1890s French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

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Porcelain

French Oyster Plate Porcelain with Turkey Pattern Haviland Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
Antique 19th century French porcelain oyster plate with the turkey pattern signed Limoges Haviland.
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Antique 1890s French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

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Porcelain

French Oyster Plate Porcelain with Turkey Pattern Haviland Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
Antique 19th century French porcelain oyster plate with the turkey pattern signed Limoges Haviland.
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Antique 1890s French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

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Porcelain

Antique French Louis Strauss Sons Limoges Oyster Plate Hand Painted circa 1900
By Limoges
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis Strauss & Sons Limoges oyster plate hand painted, circa 1900.
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Antique Early 1900s French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate
By Haviland Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate, Cobalt and gold, c.1890s
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

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Porcelain

Antique Limoges Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges Cobalt Blue Enamel And 18 Karat "Haviland Limoges" Oyster Plates
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Antique 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Limoges Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Antique Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate Turkey Pattern Rare Color
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Antique 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Limoges Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Limoges Oyster Plate.
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Antique 19th Century French Tableware

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Porcelain

Antique Limoge Oyster Plate
By Haviland Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Sea Life Haviland Limoge Hand Painted Porcelain Oyster Plate with Turkey Pattern Made For
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

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Porcelain

Antique Limoge Oyster Plate
Antique Limoge Oyster Plate
H 8.75 in W 8.75 in
Antique French Charlie Fields Limoges Oyster Plate
By Haviland Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Charlie Fields Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate, Seaweed Design, c. 1900
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

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Porcelain

Antique Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate
By Haviland Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate, "Turkey" pattern, made for Davis Collamore
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

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Porcelain

Antique Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate
By Haviland Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate, "Turkey" pattern, made for Davis Collamore
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

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Porcelain

Antique Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate
By Haviland Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Haviland Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate, "Turkey" pattern, made for Davis Collamore, signed
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

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Porcelain

Antique French Handpainted Limoges Oyster Plate, c.1890
By Oscar Gutherz
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Hand painted Limoges Oyster Plate, signed Oscar Gutherz, c.1890's
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

Antique French Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate, c.1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate, made for Burley and Company, c.1900
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20th Century French Platters and Serveware

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Porcelain

Antique French Oyster Plate, Turkey Pattern, Signed "Haviland Limoges"
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French hand-painted porcelain oyster plate in a Turkey pattern signed "Haviland Limoges
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

19th Century Oyster Plates Newport Pattern French Porcelain
By Limoges
Located in Savannah, GA
porcelain oyster plates feature different colors (four in Robin's egg blue, five in butter cream, and three
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Revival Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Porcelain Oyster Plate by "Gutherz, Limoges France", circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French hand painted pink porcelain oyster plate signed "Gutherz, Limoges France", circa
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Hand-Painted Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1890s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges hand-painted porcelain oyster plate, circa 1890s.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Hand-Painted Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges hand-painted porcelain oyster plate, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century French Porcelain

Antique French Rare Color Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate, circa 1890s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges oyster plate, circa 1890s. Rare color yellow.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

Antique French Porcelain Oyster Plate Signed "Marx Gutherz Co., Limoges"
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French porcelain oyster plate, signed "Marx Gutherz & Co., Limoges," circa 1890.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1880-1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French hand-painted Haviland Limoges porcelain oyster plate, circa 1880-1890.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

Antique French "Haviland Co." Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French "Haviland & Co." Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate, Circa 1880's.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French "Haviland Co." Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French "Haviland & Co." Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate with Hand-Painted Sea
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French "Haviland Co." Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Art Nouveau "Haviland & Co." Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate, Circa
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Hand Painted Light Periwinkle Porcelain Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French hand painted Limoges porcelain turkey pattern oyster plate, unusual light periwinkle
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

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Majolica oyster plate attributed to Keller Et Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890. Reference / page 98 "Collecting oyster plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.One small chip.
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Antique 1890s French Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique French limoges oyster plate you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and paint, every antique French limoges oyster plate was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique French limoges oyster plate — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique French limoges oyster plate bearing Victorian hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique French limoges oyster plate that is appealing in its simplicity, but Haviland Co., Limoges and T&V Limoges produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate?

The average selling price for an antique French limoges oyster plate at 1stDibs is $600, while they’re typically $140 on the low end and $3,250 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Porcelain for You

Today you’re likely to bring out your antique and vintage porcelain in order to dress up your dining table for a special meal.

Porcelain, a durable and nonporous kind of pottery made from clay and stone, was first made in China and spread across the world owing to the trade routes to the Far East established by Dutch and Portuguese merchants. Given its origin, English speakers called porcelain “fine china,” an expression you still might hear today. "Fine" indeed — for over a thousand years, it has been a highly sought-after material.

Meissen Porcelain, one of the first factories to create real porcelain outside Asia, popularized figurine centerpieces during the 18th century in Germany, while works by Capodimonte, a porcelain factory in Italy, are synonymous with flowers and notoriously hard to come by. Modern porcelain houses such as Maison Fragile of Limoges, France — long a hub of private porcelain manufacturing — keep the city’s long tradition alive while collaborating with venturesome contemporary artists such as illustrator Jean-Michel Tixier.

Porcelain is not totally clumsy-guest-proof, but it is surprisingly durable and easy to clean. Its low permeability and hardness have rendered porcelain wares a staple in kitchens and dining rooms as well as a common material for bathroom sinks and dental veneers. While it is tempting to store your porcelain behind closed glass cabinet doors and reserve it only for display, your porcelain dinner plates and serving platters can safely weather the “dangers” of the dining room and be used during meals.

Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is stronger than ceramic because it is denser. 

On 1stDibs, browse an expansive collection of antique and vintage porcelain made in a variety of styles, including Regency, Scandinavian modern and other examples produced during the mid-century era, plus Rococo, which found its inspiration in nature and saw potters crafting animal figurines and integrating organic motifs such as floral patterns in their work.