help describing this glass plate

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This is a photo of one of 20 plates I saw at a garage sale recently. I didn't buy them & now I regret it and am obsessed.
They're old---the glass was a bit wavy & they didn't stack neatly. The color of the glass varied every so slightly from plate to plate. They're very 'Grey Gardens' and that's the appeal to me.
The silver part is the family crest. I have no idea whether the trim is silver or what. I didn't notice or take photos of any markings.
The inside sinks down a bit--maybe 1/2" or so.


Has anyone seen these kinds of plates before? What are they, and which era?
I'd like to find some but so far my searches on ebay aren't yielding anything, because other than 'glass plates' I'm not sure what I am looking for.

[Pantlandia]

CLEAR!

Did I help? LOL

Sorry, I couldn't resist I'll go back to my corner now...

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Those are lovely. I think they are sterling silver rimmed glass or crystal plates, 1910s-20s possibly (would really love to see the underside of the outer rims) and the crest appears (to me) to be a very ornate monogram the letter furthest to the right is possibly a T, the largest center letter an S, though it's not easy since it is so ornate. I think the center S would be the first letter of the family surname.

Is there any way to see if they still have them? Depending if these are actual antique, they could be worth quite a bit. Were they heavy in hand for their size?

What a lovely find.

[57roses]

That's the sort of thing I do. Leave something behind and then regret it later.

They have that Hollywood Regency look that is popular now.

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They look like a charger to me - were they larger than a standard dinner plate? Dinner plate would sit on top which explains the 1/2" indent and the monogram being at the top so it wouldn't be covered by the plate.

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yes they were heavy. they were definitely plates not chargers, that's what I liked so much about them. They also had salad plates. uggh...

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Those are cool plates but I think monograms tend to kill the value of things.   I would have left them behind too. 

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Silver overlay and yes, monograms kill the value. I don't know the era but silver overlay was popular in the 60s and at previous times too. Do not fret! Hardly any chance of finding someone with those same initials. They are very pretty though.

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The plate is gorgeous!

Replacements.com (?) does provide free info.

Any chance of removing the monogram? Were they reasonably priced?

Oops, just looked at the date of this thread. They're probably gone.