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<p>[QUOTE="lizjewel, post: 2656856, member: 13874"][USER=16368]@NTC Collector[/USER] Can't help you with origin, sorry, just a theory: These plates remind me of what my favorite aunt used to paint back in the 1940's through the -60's, in Sweden. </p><p><br /></p><p>Porcelain painting was a big hobby then among gentle ladies with time on their hands. Not that she was that gentle, nor had much time left over when mastering a household with children, GSD dogs her military husband bred and trained for army service, and her own dressmaker <i>atelier</i> where she made gowns and other costumes for two different opera companies. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, over the years, she managed to paint a tea and coffee service for 12, and also numerous teapots, vases, plates, and decorative dishes. </p><p><br /></p><p>I recall that she told me that the blanks came from both Germany and England, that she had to purchase them from mailorder catalogs. She always ordered "extras" in case she'd break or otherwise mess up some pieces that were to be included in a matched service. </p><p><br /></p><p>She was very artistic and although she drew on the suggested designs in the catalogs she often added her own touches, variations, on flowers, fauna, scenes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your two lovely plates remind me of work she did although it isn't like it in style in the least. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, it's beautifully executed and it wouldn't surprise me if your plates were painted by someone who was not a professional but a hobbyist. </p><p><br /></p><p>The numbers on the back may be the catalog numbers the manufacturer had assigned to them, or they could have been a date, like the month and year, 5/40, and the artist's initials, B above, C(?) below the date. </p><p><br /></p><p>I believe the number be to 5/<b>4</b>0, not 5/<b>7</b>0, if the plates were painted in Europe where <b>7</b> has a crossbar. If painted in the US it could of course be 5/<b>7</b>0 (no crossbar).</p><p><br /></p><p>These are only guesses based on my recollection of hobby-painted porcelain in the mid-1900s as done by my aunt (and beloved godmother).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lizjewel, post: 2656856, member: 13874"][USER=16368]@NTC Collector[/USER] Can't help you with origin, sorry, just a theory: These plates remind me of what my favorite aunt used to paint back in the 1940's through the -60's, in Sweden. Porcelain painting was a big hobby then among gentle ladies with time on their hands. Not that she was that gentle, nor had much time left over when mastering a household with children, GSD dogs her military husband bred and trained for army service, and her own dressmaker [I]atelier[/I] where she made gowns and other costumes for two different opera companies. However, over the years, she managed to paint a tea and coffee service for 12, and also numerous teapots, vases, plates, and decorative dishes. I recall that she told me that the blanks came from both Germany and England, that she had to purchase them from mailorder catalogs. She always ordered "extras" in case she'd break or otherwise mess up some pieces that were to be included in a matched service. She was very artistic and although she drew on the suggested designs in the catalogs she often added her own touches, variations, on flowers, fauna, scenes. Your two lovely plates remind me of work she did although it isn't like it in style in the least. However, it's beautifully executed and it wouldn't surprise me if your plates were painted by someone who was not a professional but a hobbyist. The numbers on the back may be the catalog numbers the manufacturer had assigned to them, or they could have been a date, like the month and year, 5/40, and the artist's initials, B above, C(?) below the date. I believe the number be to 5/[B]4[/B]0, not 5/[B]7[/B]0, if the plates were painted in Europe where [B]7[/B] has a crossbar. If painted in the US it could of course be 5/[B]7[/B]0 (no crossbar). These are only guesses based on my recollection of hobby-painted porcelain in the mid-1900s as done by my aunt (and beloved godmother).[/QUOTE]
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