Antique French Porcelain 6-Well Oyster Plate Pink Shells c1890 A1239

Beautiful late 19th-century French porcelain oyster plate with six deeply molded shell-shaped wells surrounding a central sauce or lemon well. Each shell is softly shaded pink and decorated with a hand-painted purple, lavender and yellow oyster detail, set against a textured gray-green seaweed ground. The center well is accented with a fine gilt rim. This appears to be the same late-1800s French form often attributed to Limoges, but since yours is unmarked I would not list Limoges as the maker. A very attractive collector plate with strong dimensional molding.

Origin: France, attributed
Era: Late 19th century, circa 1890
Material: Porcelain
Size: Approx. 9" diameter
Design: 6 oyster wells with center sauce/lemon well
Condition: Very good antique condition with a small chip on the back edge/rim as photographed; light age-related wear. Displays beautifully from the front.
Reference Price: $395