IMPORTANT SET OF SIXTY-NINE PORCELAIN DESSERT PLATES FROM THE LATE 19th CENTURY Decorated by Vermeren-Coché in Ixelles Comprising 39 plates with polychrome and gold decoration in the center of the monogram P under a closed royal crown, the wing with turquoise blue background decorated with flowers and fruit in rectangular cartouches and gold stars and 30 plates with polychrome and gold decoration in the center of the monogram P under a closed royal crown, the wing with turquoise blue background decorated with rosettes and gold interlacing; minor gold wear. Marked Vermeren-Cnoché Ixelles D.:22,2 cm (8 ¾ in.) Provenance: Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders (1837-1905); Sotheby's Amsterdam, Collection of Princess Lilian of Belgium, September 22-23, 2003, lots 59, 60, 61 and 63; Acquired during the latter period by the current owner; Private collection, Paris. An important set of 69 porcelain dessert plates, decorated by Vermeren-Coché at Ixelles, late 19th century