Limoges - flat plates (10) - Porcelain

Lot of 10 Limoges porcelain dinner plates in excellent condition. (tiny chip under the edge of one of them, invisible when the cover is raised. see the last 2 photos) . They are stamped "Union porcelainière" "Limoges Unique France". This trademark has been in use since 1927. Their diameter is 24. 5 cm, their height is 2. 5 cm and the marli measures 4. 5 cm. Their weight is each 448 grams. These plates are magnificent, the border decorated with 2 ribbons of gold foliage underlining the central “blue of France” band. The gold used is 24 karat gold, set with agate stone. They are empire style and their decoration is very similar to that applied to the crystal glasses of St-Louis "Thistle gold".