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Thu, Jul 14, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 76

14 Piece Limoges Shell Porcelain Service

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

French, late 19th century, comprising: one long platter with shaped gilt border, with hand painted shell and seaweed decoration, two plate hanger discs attached to base, marked with "Limoges/A L [Anchor]/France" and signed illegibly, 2-1/4 x 24 x 9-3/4 in.; one square platter with shaped gilt border, with hand painted shell and coral decoration, base marked with "Haviland/France" impressed "16 L" and signed "L. B. McDaniel.", 1-1/2 x 16-1/2 x 10-3/4 in.; 12 circular plates with shaped gilt borders, with hand painted shell and seaweed decoration, base marked "PATd15bhMch92/J.P./L./France" and signed illegibly, 8-5/8 in.

Provenance: Estate of Madolyn L. Nickerson, Highlands, North Carolina

Condition

surface accretion, chip to bottom right, loss to gilt and paint, minor marking to sides, wear to base; surface accretion, minor loss to gilt and paint, small manufacturing flaws to top left corner (dents), marking to sides, wear to base; loss to gilt and paint throughout, minor manufacturing flaws and markings, wear to bases, one plate with chip to rim, one with chip to base, one with hairline crack