Plates - One is Napoleon and one is Marie Louise

By finallyintexas, 21 August, 2010
Description

Napoleon in the center of the plate with smaller pictures around the outside of the plate of Madame Recanier, Hortense, Napoleon, and two Marie Louises. On the Marie Louise plate: Marie Louise in the middle with smaller pictures around the outside of the plate of Napoleon, Madame Recanier, Napoleon again, Josephine, and Hortense.

Category
Ceramics and Porcelains
Medium
Antique Plates, Ceramic?
Distinguishing marks
Napoleon plate: Germany, 22165, 58, Eagle with wings under it is C.T. On Marie Louise plate: Z. S. & Co., Bavaria, 7075.
Condition
Good
Size and dimensions of this item
Napoleon 10 1/4" wide by 9 7/8" high. Marie Louise is 9 1/2" across.
Date Period
1880s
Weight
each weigh 15 ounces
History
Plates like these appear to be neither common nor easy to find. Marie Louise was made by Scherzer Zeh & Co. in Bavaria, and Napoleon by Carl Tielsch in Germany, both made in the 1880s.
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For Sale?
No
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