Re: Wall plates, etc.

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

Plates? I don't think they are the least bit decorative .... but I think Franklin Mint had people totally bamboozled into thinking that their items would be worth several times the price years from now. Yes, there's a sentimental value if you got it from an elderly relative, but they aren't really art work any more than "Dogs Playing Poker" on velvet. JMO folks.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

My "ikebana" piece is very artful and it's beautiful to look at. It's one of my most treasured belongings. @Tinkrbl44

Kookielady · ‎03-10-2010

I have a collection of six (three on each side of my massive hutch) that are blue and white.

Over the years I have a beautiful collection of yellow and blue smaller plates and gifts I have received from a dear friend who has excellent taste in decor.

Everyone says they love coming to my home and sit in my diningroom. It is very homey!

twinsister · ‎03-12-2010

I have two fruit plates from the 1950's hanging in my kitchen. They were my mom''s and I remember them from my childhood. I do have some fruit decor in the kitchen, but I have them up for purely sentimental reasons.

Lesa · ‎03-09-2010

@SilleeMee wrote:
Yes, I have one that was passed down to me from my Japanese mother. The piece is a very shallow thrown stoneware bowl used for ancient, traditional flower arrangements (ikebana). It's so shallow that it looks like a plate and I have it placed on a wall. It's hundreds of years old.

@SilleeMee I'm sure that bowl means a lot to you. What a treasure!!