Antique French China Co. Flow Blue Platter For sale is an antique French China Co. flow blue platter. c.1900-1932, French China Co., Sebring, Ohio. Lovely, large antique heavy platter marked: La Francais Porcelain on the back. It features dahlias/mums with cosmos/zinnias. It has no chips or cracks, but does have some age smudges, crazing, and spidering. A French China Co. platter is shown in M. Gaston's 1994 book on Flow Blue, (not nearly as beautiful as this one), and was valued at $225.00 in 1996, see pg. 160). This platter measures 15 by 11 inches wide. Beautiful to use as a table centerpiece or to hang on a wall, or put in the china cabinet. The mark is shown in the book titled Decorative American Pottery by Jamie Wilby, 2004 edit. If you do not like the authentic vintage look you can use a 90% hydrogen peroxide to soak out the smudgies according to that book. (The 11/7/05 Auction Exchange paper has an article on Flow Blue; the French China Co. is listed as being one of the limited number of American potters that produced flow blue in America).
Circa: 1900-1932
Type: flow blue platter
Manufacturer: French China Co.  

Antique French China Flow Blue Platter For sale is an antique French China Co. flow blue platter. c.1900-1916. This is a large antique semi-porcelain platter made by the French China Company, Sebring Ohio. It has a blue fleur-de-lis symbol on the backside, and this mark is shown on pg. 38 of Mary Gaston's book on Flow Blue China, 1983 edition. It also has a #15 in gold on backside. It is 15 wide x 11.5 high. No chips or cracks, but does have crazing and age discoloration as can be expected. If you do not like the vintage look of this old platter, you can, according to the book on Decorative American Pottery by Jamie Wilby, 2004 edit., soak it out by using 90% hydrogen peroxide, (available from a pharmacist); just put the platter into a dish full of the peroxide and soak for a few days until it comes out. Do not ever use bleach! Personally, I do not mind the aged look, since that means you can use it instead of just displaying it! (The 11/7/05 Auction Exchange paper has an article on Flow Blue; the French China Co. is listed as being one of a limited number of American potters that produced Flow Blue in America).
Circa: 1900-1916
Manufacturer: French China Co.