Antique French Limoges Cake Plate with Handles - circa 1896-1900 - Alfred Lanternier gatsby With its soft white metal

With its soft white metal casing

some pretty dishware

Pork Chops with Apples & Apricots

the glass company struggled to remain relevant once the Great Depression struck

Instead of marking these pieces with the word Japan on the backstamp - Japanese makers and manufacturers chose the word Nippon

Antique French Limoges Cake Plate with Handles - circa 1896-1900 - Alfred Lanternier gatsby With its soft white metalThere is an admirable fact about the psychology of France: her destiny is never to be mediocre. Josephin Peladan (1858 1918) {HISTORY} Made between 1896 1900, this buttery yellow antique cake plate was created in the celebrated porcelain studios of Limoges, France. Attributed to the work of two studios, both manufacturers and decorators each and of themselves, this plate bears both makers marks. That means that one pottery was responsible for making