Herend - Dish (6) - Porcelain

A porcelain dinnerware set with a trio of different eras of Herend products made in Hungary. Description: Flat plate, diameter 26.4 cm, green flowers, hand-painted, basket weave pattern, scalloped edge. Condition: Interrupted. Blue underglaze mark depicts a divided shield (the Coat of Arms of Hungary). Specifically:
The left side features horizontal bars. On the right side is depicted a double cross (patriarchal cross) atop three hills. This particular blue mark was commonly used by Herend from the late 19th century to the early 20th century (roughly 1860–1900).
Two soup plates with diameters 23.4 cm and one with a diameter of 24.6 cm. The mark includes a shield with a crown on top, surrounded by the words "HANDPAINTED" and "HEREND HUNGARY" underneath. The motif: "Fleurs des Indes" (Fiori delle Indie). This is the original, more complex pattern on which the Apponyi (Chinese bouquet) motif is based; the central motif is a large, lush bouquet of flowers and leaves of various kinds, rather than the single stylized peony seen on the other plate. Details: "Fleurs des Indes" is considered a higher-level motif because it requires the artist much more time to hand-paint the intricate shading and variety of flora, years 1939/’80. Oval serving plate 26.5 x 21.2 cm and a saucer with a diameter of 15.5 cm. The Mark: Blue Script and Crossed Brushes. This specific factory mark, which features the word "Herend" in stylized blue lettering above two crossing brushes, is a classic transitional mark. Period of use: This mark was used roughly between 1915 and 1930. The "48" in green: that small hand-painted number in the corner is the painter’s mark. Each artist at the Herend factory has their own unique identifying number. The person designated as Painter No. 48 is the one who hand-decorated this particular plate about a hundred years ago!