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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dgbjwc, post: 389587, member: 308&quot;]These are tough to date as plates with fruit decorations have been and are very popular.&nbsp; It&#039;s also difficult to tell country of origin.&nbsp; The bulk of the <b>marked</b> ones I run across are either French or German although Japanese examples are not too difficult to locate.&nbsp; And it&#039;s quite possible that one company made the blanks and another did the decorations. </p><p><br /></p><p>The dates usually range from the late 1880&#039;s through the 1950&#039;s.&nbsp; I&#039;d put yours in the later half of that range based on the borders.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Wish I could tell you more but it&#039;s one of those cases where without a signature or label they&#039;re awfully tough to pin down.</p><p>Don[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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