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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4354660, member: 2844&quot;]I agree. I seem to remember this Middle Eastern inspired design first appeared in Italy, then the Netherlands, and from there it spread to the rest of Europe. Italy has always had strong links with both North Africa and the Middle East.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since this design often had pomegranates instead of flowers, I would guess this is from a country where pomegranates weren&#039;t known, so northern Europe.</p><p>A Dutch plate of this type is likely to have an orange/ochre rim.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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