[PADEREWSKI, Ignacy Jan (1860-1941)] Porcelain plate, flat, from a dinner service, with a monogram tied on its mirror with the letters HIP

Porcelain plate, flat, from a dinner service, with a monogram tied on its mirror with the letters HIP (Helena [and] Ignacy Paderewski). Signature on the bottom of the French porcelain factory Alfred Hache & Co / Vierzon-Paris. White porcelain, the collar of the plate decorated with a wide cobalt stripe, the edge of the plate gilded, diameter approx. 21 cm.

Plate from the service (wedding?) of Helena and Ignacy Paderewski, who married in 1899. The origins of the renowned Alfred Hache & Co / Vierzon-Paris porcelain factory date back to the 19th century, it operated until the 1930s, producing both single porcelain dishes and luxury sets, the signature on the offered plate after 1889. Condition: natural traces of use appropriate to the age of the object, one flat loss at the rim of the plate.