Condition: Near Mint
Height: 1″ (2.5cm)
Width: 6″ (15cm)
Length: 6″ (15cm)
Diameter: 6″ (15cm)
Year Manufactured: 1980
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Condition: Near Mint
Height: 1″ (2.5cm)
Width: 6″ (15cm)
Length: 6″ (15cm)
Diameter: 6″ (15cm)
Year Manufactured: 1980
Photos form part of the description. Exact item shown; please review all images carefully.
This is a Herend Apponyi dessert plate in the Raspberry Chinese Bouquet pattern, shape 515/AP, made in 1980. Measuring 6 inches in diameter and about 1 inch high, it’s a small, elegant plate for cake or fruit. The scalloped rim is edged in real gold, and the white porcelain shows Herend’s crisp basketweave texture with pink floral sprays and a central bouquet. Condition is near mint—no chips, cracks, or noticeable wear to the gilding—so it’s ready to display or use on special occasions. At roughly 46 years old, it qualifies as true vintage and has the refined look collectors expect from Herend.
Herend, the Hungarian porcelain house founded in 1826, is known for hand-painted, kiln-fired pieces finished with 24k gold. The Apponyi, or Chinese Bouquet, pattern is a streamlined take on Herend’s earlier Indian Basket motif, created for Count Albert Apponyi around 1930. Raspberry (sometimes called Apponyi Purple) is among the most loved colorways. Code 515 refers to the dessert size on the Osier basketweave blank. Each plate takes many hours of brushwork, so production is limited. While not ultra-rare, 1980 examples in near mint condition are increasingly hard to find and tend to hold their value over the years.
