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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brian Warshaw, post: 8420373, member: 16674&quot;][USER=1476]@Debora[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>Given his background I don&#039;t see Madesclaire selling white plates, and therefore</p><p>can&#039;t see how a hobbyist would get hold of a plate to decorate.&nbsp; It would be an anathema to him for anybody other than his workshop to use his Trade Mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>There isn’t a great deal of information on the Internet about Emile Madesclaire, who trained and worked as a porcelain designer and decorator, following in the footsteps of his father, Leon.</p><p><br /></p><p>Initially Emile worked for Vignaud Limoges, and possibly others; but in 1920 opened his own factory and decorating workshop at the corner of two streets, 54 rue Montesquieu and 49 to 61 rue Jean-de-La-Fontaine. </p><p><br /></p><p>In 1934 the factory changed hands with establishment Boyes et Cie taking over, perhaps Madesclaire had final problems.&nbsp; Boyer transferred the Madesclaire decorating workshop to its other factory at rue Cruveilher, where presumably it stayed until Madseclaire ceased to exist in 1940.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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