Vintage Porcelain

Antique Reticulated Porcelain Strawberry Dessert Plate | Pierced Basket Weave Rim with Gilt & Blue Trim | Art Nouveau Era

Name: Antique Reticulated Porcelain Strawberry Dessert Plate | Pierced Basket Weave Rim with Gilt & Blue Trim | Art Nouveau Era
Brand: Vintage Porcelain
Price: 28.00 USD
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Type:: Decorative plate
Subject:: Strawberries / Fruit
Era:: Art Nouveau (1896 - 1914)
Circa:: 1895 - 1915 (estimate)
Origin:: Europe (likely France or Germany, unmarked)
Material:: Porcelain
Dimensions:: 7½ inches
Condition:: Very Good (VG)
Color:: White, red, green, blue, gold
Pattern:: Strawberry with reticulated basket-weave rim
Decoration:: Hand-painted fruit; embossed leaves; gold gilt highlights
Maker’s mark:: None; hand-painted number 05043
Notes:: Pierced/reticulated edge; highly translucent porcelain body

Reticulated Strawberry Porcelain Cabinet Plate with Gilt Detail

Collector’s Note

Reticulated “cabinet plates” were especially popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, created not for everyday dining but for display in formal parlors and china cabinets. Their intricately pierced rims—often hand-cut before firing—demonstrated the technical skill of the porcelain factory, while delicate painting and gilding highlighted the artistry of individual decorators.

These plates were meant to be admired, collected, and arranged as part of a refined interior, often standing upright on easels or layered within glass-front cabinets. Today, collectors are drawn to cabinet plates for their combination of craftsmanship, decorative appeal, and the glimpse they offer into the traditions of turn-of-the-century home display and entertaining.

Delicate and decorative, this antique porcelain dessert plate features a beautifully pierced (reticulated) rim and hand-painted strawberry motif that feels straight out of the late Victorian–Art Nouveau period.

At the center, ripe red strawberries and soft green leaves are painted with gentle shading and fine detail. The openwork border forms a basket-weave lattice accented with light blue trim, while embossed leaves around the rim are highlighted in gold gilt, adding subtle elegance and dimension.

The porcelain body is notably translucent when held to the light — a hallmark of quality antique china — making the plate equally lovely displayed on a stand, hung on a wall, or used as a small dessert or bonbon dish.

Decorating Appeal

Decorative plates like this bring instant elegance and visual interest to a space. Displayed on a stand, layered on a shelf, or hung as part of a wall grouping, they add color, texture, and a sense of collected history. Their scale makes them especially versatile—equally at home in a china cabinet, on a mantel, or incorporated into a gallery wall.

Whether styled individually or as part of a curated arrangement, cabinet plates offer a timeless way to introduce pattern and artistry into both traditional and modern interiors.

The reverse bears hand-painted numbers 05043, typical of early decorator or pattern identifiers. No factory hallmark is present. The plate is in excellent vintage condition, minor gilt wear only.

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