Plates

This is a set of 10 antique porcelain plates from the house of Charles Pillivuyt & Cie (Paris), dating from the second half of the 19th century (around 1860 – 1890). These are significantly older and more sought after than the white tableware from the 1950s. • Prestigious manufacture. The red stamp on the back ("CH. PILLIVUYT & Cie – PARIS") is the mark of the famous Pillivuyt factory, founded in 1818 in Berry (in Foëcy then Mehun-sur-Yèvre) and having a prestigious counter in Paris. Decoration and monogram. These plates with a scalloped edge (polylobed) feature a wide rim of lilac/purple color framed by two gold lines, as well as an intertwined golden monogram (the number "A M" or "M A") painted in the center of the basin, typical of private commissions from the bourgeoisie or aristocracy of the time.