Lewis Strauss Son Mark, Antique Floral Limoges Oyster Plate with Gold Paste A498

A single-owner private collection of this beautiful antique Limoges porcelain oyster plate. We have a set of four with a different flower pattern and the same design. In another listing, the sale is for the one in the photos. 

Marked on the back with the Lewis Strauss, Son Mark. They were a company that exported porcelain from Limoges to their New York-based company between 1890 and 1920.

This antique oyster plate has five wells for oysters and a small center well for lemon or sauce. It has a beautiful form and enameled flowers with gold-paste leaves. The scalloped and molded rim is trimmed in gold.

It is in excellent antique condition with no chips or cracks! It has some gold loss on the scalloped rim from age and use, which is normal.

It measures 8.5 inches in diameter.
Retail $365