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Title: Maker of miniature portrait plate
Post by: Thrifty Threadz on June 06, 2011, 02:51:37 PM
This is a miniature portrait of a young boy hand painted on a plate shaped like a shell.  I can't make out the mark ow made it.  If you can identify the mark and can put an estimated value on the item, please do so.
Can anyone help?
Thanks!
Title: Re: Maker of miniature portrait plate
Post by: ironlord1963 on June 06, 2011, 02:55:46 PM
Looks like the Number 82 maybe?   Can you post pics of the front side of the plate.
Title: Maker of Miniature portrait plate
Post by: Thrifty Threadz on June 06, 2011, 03:36:23 PM
Here is the front of the plate.  I cannot figure out how to attach another photo on the existing post.  This plate is in the shape of a shell, bytheway. 
Title: Re: Maker of Miniature portrait plate
Post by: ironlord1963 on June 06, 2011, 03:47:08 PM
Nice Plate, appears to be Handpainted,  Not sure how much more I can put in, mabe someone else will know more, Thanks for posting.
Title: Re: Maker of Miniature portrait plate
Post by: Thrifty Threadz on June 06, 2011, 03:55:05 PM
thanks for your input.
Title: Re: Maker of miniature portrait plate
Post by: waywardangler on June 06, 2011, 04:25:46 PM
I think the marks impressed in the bottom are more of a clue as to who/what/where than the applied black numbers, whatever they might be. A clearer shot or shots of the bottom marks might be in order to help you.

Looks like a C over an H (or vice versa) inside a half sphere with rays around the upper sphere outline. All this over a large diamond mark. I can't really see the mark clearly but it does resemble Hornberg of Germany.

This looks more like an ashtray to me.
Title: Re: Maker of miniature portrait plate
Post by: ironlord1963 on June 06, 2011, 07:12:04 PM
MMM,  Could be,  But I think it is a Spoon Plate.    Ash tray would be really hard on the paint job.   I think it is hand Painted and not transfer, kind of hard to tell.   Thrifty looking at it really close is it made of little dots? 
Title: Re: Maker of miniature portrait plate
Post by: Thrifty Threadz on June 07, 2011, 03:57:40 PM
Replying to the last two comments.  No, it does not appear to be painted of tiny dots. And, I tried to capture the mark in a better photo, however this is the best I could get.  Yes, there does appear to be a capital H with the rays of light above it and a diamond below.  Any idea of the value in it's condition?
Title: Re: Maker of miniature portrait plate
Post by: KC on June 07, 2011, 10:59:30 PM
Plate dimensions?
Title: Re: Maker of miniature portrait plate
Post by: Thrifty Threadz on June 08, 2011, 05:23:51 AM
Approximately 2 5/8 inches in diameter.