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 centre of the monogram P under a closed royal crown, the rim with a turquoise blue background decorated with flowers and fruit in rectangular cartouches and gold stars and 30 plates with polychrome and gold decoration in the centre of the monogram P under a closed royal crown, the rim with a turquoise blue background decorated with rosettes and gold interlacing; slight 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, 22-23 September 2003, lots 59, 60, 61 and 63; Acquired by the current owner during the latter period; Private collection, Paris. An important set of 69 porcelain dessert plates, decorated by Vermeren-Coché at Ixelles, late 19th century