Available for purchase is a stunning antique Limoges porcelain cake plate/serving tray, imported and decorated by Lewis Straus & Sons. This piece exemplifies the elegance of turn-of-the-century French porcelain, featuring intricate hand-painted details and lavish gold gilding.
Design Features:
Exceptional Gilding: The plate features a heavily embossed, scalloped rim finished in brilliant gold. A secondary inner ring of delicate gold lace filigree encircles the center.
Hand-Painted Florals: Decorated with soft pink floral sprays and green foliage scattered along the border and featured within the central gold medallion.
Versatile Form: Includes two integrated handles, making it perfect for serving cakes, petit fours, or sandwiches, or simply for display in a china cabinet.
Condition: This plate is in excellent antique condition.
No chips, cracks, or crazing.
The gold gilding remains vibrant with very minimal wear consistent with age.
The porcelain is bright and the hand-painted details are crisp. (Note: Please review all photos carefully as they serve as part of the physical description.)
Measurements:
Diameter: Approx. 10 inches (including handles)
Markings:
Backstamped with the blue "L.S. & S. Limoges France" circular mark.
Includes a green "Limoges France" bird mark (factory mark).