I don't know what this is.....help!

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Broncothor

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So I purchased a variety of things at an estate sale and this was included. It came in a box with satin lining and a display frame. It is made of something breakable. The flowers are permanently attached. I cannot find a mark or a name on it or in the box. Any ideas on what this is?

Thanks.
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Sweet - looks like it belongs on a wedding cake. I once had something that looked like that kind of work - went to wash it and it melted - it was some kind of hard sugar piece! I assume the display frame and box with the satin lining were made specifically for the piece? It seems as if it must simply be a decorative piece for display purposes only. Perhaps someone can comment on the technique used on the white section. Are the flowers porcelain of some kind? Or silk? Size of piece?
 
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So I took some more pictures. It is porcelain or something similar. About the size of a dinner plate (see spoon in picture for scale) and it came with a display frame. If you look closely, you will see the flowers seem to grow from a white tree that is shaped a bit like a bonzi tree. The flowers are also porcelain or whatever the rest is.
 
As Amanda says, it may simply be a display plate or wall plate. Eg a plate designed purely for display rather than any practical purpose. You do sometimes find them with these 3 dimensional elements. Search for "3d Wall Plate" or "3D decorative plate" to see what I mean, though I can't see any quite like yours.

The style and box is oriental, and I think those are may be plum blossoms, which is typical Japanese subject matter. It certainly has a weddingy appearance.
 
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Leonardo da Vintage said:
As Amanda says, it may simply be a display plate or wall plate. Eg a plate designed purely for display rather than any practical purpose. You do sometimes find them with these 3 dimensional elements. Search for "3d Wall Plate" or "3D decorative plate" to see what I mean, though I can't see any quite like yours.

The style and box is oriental, and I think those are may be plum blossoms, which is typical Japanese subject matter. It certainly has a weddingy appearance.
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Yeah, it comes with its own display frame, so it is for display. Weird that it has no markings or company name on it anywhere. I assume it used to have some documentation with it in paper form that is gone. Oh well, I listed it on Ebay, maybe I will learn something from there.
 
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