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<p>[QUOTE="KylieS, post: 9548746, member: 22292"]Hello all, I'm a newbie with porcelain but couldn't resist gambling a (very) little on this platter on the weekend - it is marked for Meissen, has a production number and nicely painted. But I have never had any Meissen before, I know it is faked a lot, and I don't want to put it out there as Meissen if there's a chance that it isn't the real deal.</p><p><br /></p><p>The mark seems to be correct for the one in use from 1934. Pattern number I think is 134. I have found similar platters by image search, but all others I have seen have been gilded on the border and handles - no sign at all of that on my platter. Otherwise, it is in excellent condition, hardly used. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would love to hear what you think! Also, I know we don't give values here, but if you have any references as to sites where I could go to see reasonable values that would be great - I'm seeing a LOT of variation so I'm not sure where to pitch this one. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking![ATTACH=full]455211[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]455215[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455216[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455217[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455212[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455213[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455214[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KylieS, post: 9548746, member: 22292"]Hello all, I'm a newbie with porcelain but couldn't resist gambling a (very) little on this platter on the weekend - it is marked for Meissen, has a production number and nicely painted. But I have never had any Meissen before, I know it is faked a lot, and I don't want to put it out there as Meissen if there's a chance that it isn't the real deal. The mark seems to be correct for the one in use from 1934. Pattern number I think is 134. I have found similar platters by image search, but all others I have seen have been gilded on the border and handles - no sign at all of that on my platter. Otherwise, it is in excellent condition, hardly used. I would love to hear what you think! Also, I know we don't give values here, but if you have any references as to sites where I could go to see reasonable values that would be great - I'm seeing a LOT of variation so I'm not sure where to pitch this one. Thanks for looking![ATTACH=full]455211[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]455215[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455216[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455217[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455212[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455213[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455214[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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