Decorative Plate, Victorian Couple, Muville Signed, French Limoges Plaque Antique

• Pattern:  Antique, Decorative Plate / Plaque, Victorian Couple, Muville Artist Signed, Hand Painted, Regency Era, French Limoges, Home Decor, Wall Plate, Maximalist, (Retired)
• Made in France
• Antique: 1910's
• Details:  An absolutely gorgeous decorative plate (aka plaque or charger), with a hand painted design signed by Muville. It shows a Regency era couple in a garden.  He's holding a grouping of birds on a wire for her to admire.  (We are thinking Regency era because  she's not corseted, she wears a long draped gown, but could very well be Victorian era).  There are lots of flowers and trees in the background and foreground, all in lovely pastel tones and a thick gold swirled border.  The plate is not marked but based on research we learned all these Muville plaques came from Limoges France, they are highly desired and collectible decorative plaques. There are four pre-drilled holes for hanging.  Currently there is wire, we'll leave it on for you, but it's not attractive, if you're gifting this you may want to remove it, or add better looking hanging wire.  This piece is anywhere from 100 to 114 years old, a true treasure and in excellent condition for its age!
• Material:  Porcelain
• Dimensions: 10 inches in Diameter
• Condition:  Antique - Used.   Excellent condition considering its age.  We could find no chips, cracks, or scratches on this piece.  Very minor gold loss, photographed for you, acceptable due to age/use/wear.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  Please remember these are VINTAGE and ANTIQUE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show scratches, wear and tear and imperfections.

Muville was a French artist who painted on very many Limoges porcelain bowls and plates. Not much has been written about him/her.

Limoges porcelain is hard-paste porcelain produced by factories in and around the city of Limoges, France, (a city southwest of Paris), beginning in the late 18th century, and does not refer to a particular manufacturer. There were many studios in the region of Limoges making porcelain. Just like Staffordshire pottery, which is made in Staffordshire, the word Limoges stands for the region where these ceramics were produced by many different factories. Some of the markings on pieces of Limoges porcelain are standard marks used by many firms and studios. Most of the Limoges factories did not routinely mark their products until after the end of the 19th century.