The 10 inch round plate is edged in 23kt gold with a lacey design on top of a cobalt blue rim, a 1/4 inch solid 23kt gold edge separates the creamy center. In the very center of the plate is a floral design in pink, yellow, light blue and light green.
We are trying to decide what to do with this. I would like to use it in our dining room but my husband just doesn't like it. It has been setting in our den for quite a few years - really out of place - I would like to have some idea of value beyond sentimental. I didn't realize that it had the paper plate on the back with the manufacture's information. I was able to determine that a tornado destroyed the Company A building in 1928 and it was founded just after Civil War. I wish there was someway to actually figure out what is written in pencil. It is very faint and I can't make out most of the letters.
I appreciate any help in the dating of this piece and getting a ball park figure for value.
I received this artifact from a friend but wasn't given much information on what it is. All I know is that it is probably Asian, has different metals, seems to be pretty old, and has a large gold dragon on it. I would really like to know what time period it is from, what country it is from, what it was used for, and how much it is worth. If you know anything about this artifact, please let me know! Thank you very much.
What I know about the artist is that he went to school in montreal (art history). He is also a photographer and won first prize in 1973 at "the hotel dieu de montreal". He owned an art gallery in Ste-Adele, Quebec.
