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Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate

19th Century Haviland Limoges Turkey Oyster Plate
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French turkey oyster porcelain plate with five white wells on raspberry pink ground
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Ceramics

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Porcelain

19th Century Haviland Limoges Turkey Oyster Plate
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Limoges porcelain turkey oyster plate with five white wells and brown shells
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Ceramics

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Porcelain

19th Century Haviland Limoges Turkey Oyster Plate
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French turkey oyster porcelain plate with five white wells on raspberry pink ground
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Ceramics

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Porcelain

French Porcelain Oyster Plates Haviland Limoges, Set of 6
Located in Winter Park, FL
Limoges, France for the Haviland & Co. All in good condition. Circa 1900-1920 . The smaller plates are 7.5
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Ceramics

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Ceramic

Antique French Haviland Co. Limoges Porcelain Red & Gold Oyster Plate Circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate Signed "Haviland Co." Circa 1900. Hand-Painted Red
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Early 20th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

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Antique French Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate
By Haviland & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate, Cobalt and gold, c.1890s
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

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Porcelain

Antique French Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate, c.1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate, made for Burley and Company, c.1900
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20th Century French Platters and Serveware

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Porcelain

Antique French Rare Color Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate, circa 1890s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges oyster plate, circa 1890s. Rare color yellow.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

Antique French Rare Yellow Color Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate, circa 1890s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French rare yellow color hand-painted Haviland Limoges oyster plate, circa 1890s.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

Antique French Charlie Fields Limoges Oyster Plate
By Haviland & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Charlie Fields Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate, Seaweed Design, c. 1900
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

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Porcelain

CH. Haviland Limoges Hand Painted Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Hand Painted jeweling C.F. Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate. The coloring is Cobalt Blue with Gold
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Antique 19th Century French Tableware

Oyster Plate
By Haviland & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French haviland limoges oyster plate.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

Oyster Plate
Oyster Plate
H 9 in Dm 9 in
Oyster Plate
By Haviland & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French hand-painted porcelain Haviland Limoges oyster plate.
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Early 20th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Oyster Plate
Oyster Plate
H 8 in Dm 8 in
6 French Hand Painted Floral Haviland Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plates
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
A set of six French Haviland Limoges oyster plates feature hand painted floral motif, each plate
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Limoges Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Antique Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate Turkey Pattern Rare Color
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Antique 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Limoges Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges Cobalt Blue Enamel And 18 Karat "Haviland Limoges" Oyster Plates
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Antique 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate, Cobalt Blue, c. 1890's
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Antique 19th Century French Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique hand-painted porcelain Haviland Limoges oyster plate.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Oyster Plate
Antique Oyster Plate
H 8 in Dm 8 in
Antique French Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges oyster plate.
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

Antique Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate Turkey Pattern circa 1880
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Antique 19th Century Serving Pieces

Antique French Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate, made for Gillman Collomore,Co., NY
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Antique 19th Century French Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Hand-Painted Charles Field Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate, c. 1890
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Antique 19th Century French Platters and Serveware

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Porcelain

Antique French Oyster Plate
Antique French Oyster Plate
H 1 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in
Antique French Porcelain Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Theodore Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate Hand Painted And Transfer
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Early 20th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

French Oyster Plate Porcelain Sealife Haviland Limoges
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Austin, TX
Antique 19th-century French porcelain oyster plate with sealife pattern (shells, seaweeds, fish
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Antique 1890s French Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Hand Painted Crab & Turtle Oyster Plate
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A porcelain Oyster plate with six shell shaped wells, each showing a hand painted sea life specimen
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Antique 1880s French Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Hand Painted Sea Horse & Conch Oyster Plate
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A porcelain oyster plate with six shell shaped wells, each showing a hand painted sea life specimen
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Antique 1880s French Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Hand-Painted Sea Fan & Shells Oyster Plate
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A porcelain oyster plate with six shell shaped wells, each showing a hand painted sea life specimen
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Antique 1880s French Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Hand-Painted Sea Anemone and Fish Oyster Plate
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A porcelain oyster plate with six shell shaped wells, each showing a hand painted sea life specimen
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Antique 1880s French Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

French Oyster Plate Porcelain Sealife Haviland Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
Antique 19th-Century French porcelain oyster plate with sealife pattern (shells, seaweeds, starfish
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Antique 1890s French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

French Oyster Plate Porcelain with Turkey Pattern Haviland Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
Antique 19th-century French porcelain oyster plate with turkey pattern signed Limoges Haviland.
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Antique 1890s French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

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Porcelain

French Oyster Plate Porcelain with Turkey Pattern Haviland Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
Antique 19th century French porcelain oyster plate with the turkey pattern signed Limoges Haviland.
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Antique 1890s French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

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Porcelain

French Oyster Plate Porcelain with Turkey Pattern Haviland Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
Antique 19th century French porcelain oyster plate with the turkey pattern signed Limoges Haviland.
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Antique 1890s French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

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Porcelain

Antique French Porcelain Haviland & Co. Limoges Oyster Plate, circa 1885
By Haviland & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Porcelain Haviland & Co. Limoges oyster plate circa 1885-1895 with pale blue
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Antique 1880s French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Haviland & Company Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
The antique Haviland & Company Limoges Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate is a beautiful and collectible
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Antique 1890s French Victorian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Rare Cobalt Oyster Plate Signed Haviland Limoges, circa 1890
By Haviland & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French rare cobalt oyster plate signed Haviland Limoges, circa 1890.
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Antique 1890s French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Porcelain Oyster Plate Signed Haviland Limoges Co., circa 1890
By Haviland & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French porcelain oyster plate signed Haviland Limoges Co. circa 1890 in turkey pattern with
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Antique 1890s French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Limoge Oyster Plate
By Haviland & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Sea Life Haviland Limoge Hand Painted Porcelain Oyster Plate with Turkey Pattern Made For
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

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Porcelain

Antique Limoge Oyster Plate
Antique Limoge Oyster Plate
H 8.75 in W 8.75 in
Antique Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate
By Haviland & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate, "Turkey" pattern, made for Davis Collamore
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

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Porcelain

Antique Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate
By Haviland & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Haviland Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate, "Turkey" pattern, made for Davis Collamore, signed
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

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Porcelain

Antique Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate
By Haviland & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate, "Turkey" pattern, made for Davis Collamore
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

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Porcelain

French Porcelain Oyster Plate "Haviland Pour Gilman Collamore", 19th Century
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Paris, FR
Collector piece, mid-19th century famous Haviland Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate, with six oyster
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Antique 1850s French Other Porcelain

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Porcelain

French Porcelain Oyster Plate "Haviland Pour Gilman Collamore", 19th Century
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Paris, FR
Collector piece, mid-19th century famous Haviland Limoges porcelain oyster plate, with six oyster
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Antique 1850s French Other Porcelain

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Porcelain

French Porcelain Oyster Plate "Haviland Pour Gilman Collamore", 19th Century
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Paris, FR
Collector piece, mid-19th century famous Haviland Limoges porcelain oyster plate, with six oyster
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Antique 1850s French Other Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate, c. 1890-1900s
By Haviland & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges Oyster Plate, Made for Maple Co. London, circa 1890-1900
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Antique 19th Century French Tableware

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Porcelain

Set of Thirteen Haviland Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plates
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form.
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Antique 1880s French Late Victorian Porcelain

Antique French Oyster Plate, Turkey Pattern, Signed "Haviland Limoges"
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French hand-painted porcelain oyster plate in a Turkey pattern signed "Haviland Limoges
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Porcelain Presidential "Turkey" Oyster Plate, Circa 1880
By Haviland & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French hand-painted limoges porcelain presidential oyster plate in the original Turkey
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Antique 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Porcelain Presidential "Turkey" Oyster Plate, Circa 1880.
By Haviland & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French hand-painted Limoges porcelain Presidential oyster plate in the original Turkey
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1880-1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French hand-painted Haviland Limoges porcelain oyster plate, circa 1880-1890.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

French Porcelain Oyster Plate, Charles Fields Haviland Limoges, circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French porcelain oyster plate signed "Charles Fields, Haviland Limoges," circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French "Haviland & Co." Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French "Haviland & Co." Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate, Circa 1880's.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French "Haviland & Co." Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Art Nouveau "Haviland & Co." Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate, Circa
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French "Haviland & Co." Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French "Haviland & Co." Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate with Hand-Painted Sea
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate in Blue Glaze
By Haviland & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French hand painted Limoges Porcelain Turkey pattern oyster plate in blue glaze signed and
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Antique Early 1900s French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French "Haviland & Co." Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French "Haviland & Co." Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate, Circa 1880s. Hand
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Green Oyster Plate, circa 1890
By Haviland & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland & Company, Limoges porcelain Turkey pattern oyster plate signed and made
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Antique 1890s French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate in Red, circa 1890
By Haviland & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland & Company, Limoges Porcelain Turkey pattern oyster plate signed and made
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Antique 1890s French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French hand-painted Limoges porcelain turkey pattern oyster plate, signed "Haviland Limoges
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Haviland Limoges Hand-Painted Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges hand-painted porcelain oyster plate, circa 1890.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

Antique French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Haviland Limoges porcelain Turkey Pattern oyster plate, circa 1890.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Porcelain Oyster Plate Charles Fields Haviland Limoges circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French porcelain oyster plate signed "Charles Fields, Haviland Limoges," circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French 19th Century Porcelain Oyster Plate Signed Haviland & Co. Limoges
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French 19th century hand-painted porcelain oyster plate signed "Haviland & Co. Limoges".
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

Antique Presidential Turkey Design Oyster Plate Signed "T. Haviland Limoges Co."
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique presidential turkey design oyster plate, signed "T. Haviland Limoges Co.," circa 1880.
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Antique Late 19th Century Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate Signed "Haviland & Co." circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate Signed "Haviland & Co.," circa 1890.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Ivory & Gold Oyster Plate, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French hand-painted ivory and gold Limoges porcelain oyster plate, signed "Haviland
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

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A French Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate
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19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel
By Wasmuel Majolica
Located in Austin, TX
19th-century Majolica oyster plate Wasmuel, the wells are divided by blues lines, and red stars. One minor chip on the back. Reference / Page 48 "Oysters plates" of J. Karnitz.
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Antique 1880s Belgian Victorian Dinner Plates

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French Porcelain 6-Well Oyster Plate, c.1890
By Limoges
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French porcelain oyster plate, circa 1890. Six shell shaped oyster wells with colorful, hand painted ‘eyes’ surround a central turquoise, round sauce well, outlined in gold. The ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

French Majolica Oyster Plate Fives Lille, circa 1890
By Fives-Lille
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica blue, pink and grey oyster plate unsigned from Fives Lille, circa 1890.
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Antique 1890s French Late Victorian Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

Antique French "Haviland Co." Porcelain Ivory & Gold Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French porcelain turkey pattern oyster plate, signed "Haviland & Co." Hand-painted with gold-leaf detail on an ivory and brown background.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

19th c. Porcelain Oyster Plate
Located in Winter Park, FL
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Antique Late 19th Century Porcelain

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Ceramic

19th c. Porcelain Oyster Plate
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Antique Faience Oyster Plate, France, late 19th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
French Faience Oyster Plate, late 19th Century. Hand-painted porcelain, with six shell shaped oyster wells. Beautifully painted with a lavender center well.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Porcelain

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Porcelain

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
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19th Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica Aqua Oyster plate Minton.
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Dinner Plates

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Antique German Porcelain Gold & Cobalt Blue Oyster Plate for Nathan Dohrmann Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique German Porcelain Gold & Cobalt Blue Shaped Oyster Plate Made for Fine Goods Retailer, "Nathan Dohrmann Co." of San Francisco, Circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century German Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
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Porcelain

Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
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Porcelain Oyster Plate With Shells, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Porcelain Oyster Plate With Shells, circa 1900.
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Antique Early 1900s German Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

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Porcelain

Set of Eight Limoges Oyster Plates, circa 1900
By Limoges
Located in New York, NY
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Early 20th Century Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

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Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal haviland limoges oyster plate for your home. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and gold, every haviland limoges oyster plate was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect haviland limoges oyster plate — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A haviland limoges oyster plate made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. A well-made haviland limoges oyster plate has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Haviland & Co., Charles Fields Haviland and Limoges are consistently popular.

How Much is a Haviland Limoges Oyster Plate?

Prices for a haviland limoges oyster plate can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $120 and can go as high as $1,950, while the average can fetch as much as $595.

Finding the Right Porcelain for You

Today you’re likely to bring out your antique and vintage porcelain in order to dress up your dining table for a special meal.

Porcelain, a durable and nonporous kind of pottery made from clay and stone, was first made in China and spread across the world owing to the trade routes to the Far East established by Dutch and Portuguese merchants. Given its origin, English speakers called porcelain “fine china,” an expression you still might hear today. "Fine" indeed — for over a thousand years, it has been a highly sought-after material.

Meissen Porcelain, one of the first factories to create real porcelain outside Asia, popularized figurine centerpieces during the 18th century in Germany, while works by Capodimonte, a porcelain factory in Italy, are synonymous with flowers and notoriously hard to come by. Modern porcelain houses such as Maison Fragile of Limoges, France — long a hub of private porcelain manufacturing — keep the city’s long tradition alive while collaborating with venturesome contemporary artists such as illustrator Jean-Michel Tixier.

Porcelain is not totally clumsy-guest-proof, but it is surprisingly durable and easy to clean. Its low permeability and hardness have rendered porcelain wares a staple in kitchens and dining rooms as well as a common material for bathroom sinks and dental veneers. While it is tempting to store your porcelain behind closed glass cabinet doors and reserve it only for display, your porcelain dinner plates and serving platters can safely weather the “dangers” of the dining room and be used during meals.

Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is stronger than ceramic because it is denser. 

On 1stDibs, browse an expansive collection of antique and vintage porcelain made in a variety of styles, including Regency, Scandinavian modern and other examples produced during the mid-century era, plus Rococo, which found its inspiration in nature and saw potters crafting animal figurines and integrating organic motifs such as floral patterns in their work.

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