Antique French Limoges Hand Painted Porcelain Plate Teal Duck Landing Gold Encrusted Game Bird hand painted roses plate circa 1840-50

circa 1840-50

Condition: There is a little typical crazing present and minor wear around the rim

75" and is in wonderful condition

This beautiful piece had a floral and scrolled border and a scene in the center with a tropical bird in branches and a large urn of roses to the side

Measures 10 5/8"

Antique French Limoges Hand Painted Porcelain Plate Teal Duck Landing Gold Encrusted Game Bird hand painted roses plate circa 1840-50Circa 1892 1920 Antique Teal Duck in Landing Plate Here is a very beautifully hand painted Limoges plate. It depicts a wild, teal colored duck in a landing position. Below is a pond with a lily pad and flower and some other water reeds and grasses. You can see the layers of paint, especially when turned to the light at an angle. Gold raised encrusting outlines the vegetation and highlights the duck. Gilding embellishes the scalloped rim further. It is