These are beautiful plates. I have provided a picture of each individual plate so you can see the condition. There may be a tiny spot or so on the inner gold band. I have provided 3 sample close up pictures of what that may look like. There may be sticker residue on the center portion which will come off. The plates are large, measuring 10-1/2 in diameter. No chips or cracks. Here is a little history. The Lorenz Hutschenreuther and C. Hutschenreuther companies were two totally independent companies until their merger in 1969. Unsatisfied with just decorating, Hutschenreuther yearned to produce his own porcelain wares. After an eight-year struggle with the Bavarian government, which opposed competition to The Royal Manufactory at Nymphemburg, Hutschenreuther finally received the necessary permission in 1822. Hutschenreuther was responsible for bringing porcelain to the common man and was a pioneer of the modern German china industry. Hurschenreuther recruited artists, craftsmen, and sculptors from other European potteries. Upon his death in 1845, his widow Johanna carried on his work with the help of her two grown sons, Christian and Lorenz. A major fired destroyed the factory in 1848. It was quickly rebuilt. In 1857, Lorenz struck out on his own to establish the first porcelain factor in Ludwigsmühle (mill of Ludwig), which later became the town of Selb, known as the City of Porcelain. Lorenz’s company became Hutschenruether Selb. Lorenz focused on dinnerware and partnered with Haviland and Wedgwood. When Lorenz died in 1886, his sons Viktor and Eugen assumed control of the company. Hutschenreuther Selb acquired the Selb factories of Jaeger, Werner & Company in 1905 and the Paul Müller China Factory in 1917. Using the talents found in Müller’s art division, Hutschenreuther Selb began manufacturing figurines. In addition, students at the Selb Technical School of Porcelain were encouraged to design dinnerware and sculptures. The Bauscher Brothers Porcelain Factory and the Tischenreuth Porcelain Factory of Weiden were added in 1927. A year later, The Konigszeit Porcelain was acquired. Hutschenreuther also expanded during these years, acquiring a porcelain factory in Arzberg in 1880 and factories in Bohemia, Silesia, and Saxonia in the early 1900s. These factories were lost when Germany was divided after World War II. Hutschenreuther and created Huttschreuther AG. In early 1971, Hutschenreuther AG acquired a 50 percent interest in the Portuguese factory Sociedade de Porelanas Limitada in Coimbra. In 1972, Hutschenreuther merged with Porcelain Factory Kahla AG of Schonwald. This merger brought Kahla’s two crude ceramics factories into the business, along with the well-known trademarks Arzberg and Schonwald. In the late 1990s, Hutschenreuthr AG comprised 15 production sites with a workforce of over 6,00 employees. The company continues to produce dinnerware, ornaments, and sculptures. In 2000, Hutschenreuther became part of the Rosenthal Division of the Wedgwood Group.