One grouping from an estate set of dinnerware, all very similarly decorated and all with the same elegant gold hand painted monogram, "BGG", this is a set of 12 late 1800s plates by Tessemanes & Vogt (Limoges), France, fine porcelain and enriched with hand applied gold enamel borders. We have also, offered and sold separately, a matching set of 10 dessert or salad plates and a coordinated set of 6 slightly different dessert plates - look for those if you wish to expand your set. As noted, this set is by T&V, and were made to be marketed through a luxury purveyor in Atlantan William Lycett (as were the others with matching monogram so we know they were first purchased in Atlanta, GA, USA). This set has the company mark as shown, and likely date about the same as the matching Haviland set first purchased and monogrammed the same, which put them to late 1800s. Also, the smaller sized dinner plates (less than 10") date to 1800s, and enlarged through 1900s.
Very good to excellent condition for age and type, there is 1 plate which has a flashing chip on the rim, shown in detail on our photos, and looks like it can be touched up and still used in a pinch, but 11 are in fine condition. They seem to have been very nicely stored these 130 or so years, and show little evidence of actual use like utensil marks or the crazing one occasionally finds. A very pretty and old set! Lots of photos.
