Early 20th Century Limoges Haviland & Co Porcelain 12 x Dinner Service

A beautiful and monumental Paris porcelain ormolu mounted three piece garniture set with hand-painted scenes and delicate gilt decoration, Circa...

This is a beautiful pair of Dresden lidded vases and covers, circa 1900 in date. Superbly painted with panels of figural scenes of courting couples and flowers on a yellow and gilt ground, with underglaze blue Dresden marks to the bases. They are beautiful objects which will look fabulous in most surroundings. Condition: In excellent condition with no chips, cracks or signs of repair, and only very minor signs of wear comensurate with age and use, please see photos for confirmation of condition. Dimensions in cm: Height 32 x Width 20 x Depth 20 Dimensions in inches: Height 1 foot, 1 inch x Width 8 inches x Depth 8 inches Dresden porcelain - A King's Obsession In the early 1700s, King Augustus II, prince elector of Saxony, held goldsmith Johann Bottger prisoner and commissioned him to create gold. Bottger instead discovered the method of creating porcelain, a favored and valuable item in the king's eyes. The king announced to Europe in 1710 that he would open a porcelain manufactory in Dresden. He instead opened one at nearby Albrechtsburg castle. Espionage was rampant, and the king guarded his porcelain secret, even though it meant imprisoning workers within the castle walls. By 1720, the secret was leaked and porcelain producers popped up in Vienna and Venice. Dresden porcelain adopted Saxon crossed swords in under-glaze blue as its distinguishing mark. In 1736, the porcelain manufactory produced the "Swan Service...

This is a wonderful vintage 50 piece tea, coffee service by Royal Albert China, the design is called Old Country Roses, Circa 1960 in date. It is beautifully made of fine bone china porcelain with hand enamelled floral decoration. There is no mistaking its unique quality and design, which is sure to make it a treasured piece by any discerning collector. The set comprises : 1 x Large Coffeepot with lid 1 x Large Teapot with lid 1 x Large Milk Jug 1x Small Milk Jug 1 x Open Sugar bowl 1x Lidded Sugar Bowl 12 x Tea / Coffee Cups & Saucers 12 x Cake Plates 2 x Large Cake Platter 1 x Canapé Platter 2x Large Strawberry Bowls Condition: It is offered in truly excellent condition and appears to have rarely if ever been used. Dimensions in cm: height 3 x width 27 x depth 25 - cake platter Dimensions in inches: height 1 inch x width 11 inches x depth 10 inches - cake platter Launched in 1962 Old Country Roses was designed by Harold Holdcroft and introduced in 1962. Its flamboyant design was inspired by the riot of colour and assortment of flowers in a typical English cottage garden, and especially by fragrant roses in full bloom. Harold used both rich and soft colours combining lush deep red roses with warmth from a peach tea rose and delicacy from the blush pink, and accentuated the composition with rich green foliage. Brilliant gold stippling and 22-carat gilded rims complete the design creating one of the most exuberant expressions of Royal Albert's acclaimed century-long, floral tradition. Overwhelmingly popular throughout the world, Old Country Roses is regarded as the epitome of fine English teaware. Company History Wild (Thomas C. Wild (& Co.)) (1896–1917) Thomas Clarke Wild joined his father, Thomas Wild, in the purchase of the Albert Works, Longton in 1895, and the partnership manufactured bone china teaware as Thomas C. Wild & Co. Wild became sole proprietor on the death of his father in 1898 and from 1905 to 1917 the business traded simply as ‘Thomas C. Wild’. The St Mary’s Works, Longton, was purchased from Bernard Moore in 1905 and used initially for decoration of the products manufactured at the nearby Albert Works. As Wild’s business prospered he acquired other factories and pottery businesses, the Park Place Works was acquired in about 1910, followed by the Royal Albert China Works in 1917, the Shore & Coggins Ltd business (and Edensor Works) in 1918 and that of William Lowe...

This is a lovely porcelain bowl, mid-20th century in date. The shaped oval bowl features a pair of gilt handles and is beautifully painted with a cream ground and brightly colour...

This is a beautiful huge vintage Italian porcelain charger, Circa 1950 in date. This colourful and decorative scene depicts a group of mai...

This is a beautiful and ornate Vintage Dresden Revival porcelain centrepiece, late 20th century in date. The centrepiece features a winged cherub on each side holding an oval pierc...

Painted with various hand-enameled colors, references and numbers over-glaze beneath color tabs. Marked to the underside near foot "THEODORE HAVILAND/ FRANCE" in green enamel "A. GUI...

We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. We would like to inform you that the object, described below, was part of a complete service that we have divided and we offer the loose sale of the individual pieces. Elegant Limoges white porcelain salad bowl...

We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. We would like to inform you that the object, described below, was part of a complete service that we have divided and we offer the loose sale of the individual pieces. Elegant white Limoges porcelain...

A set of 6 vintage French oyster plates. Each oyster plate features 6 wells for oysters and one at the center for lemons or a dip. They ar...

Theodore Haviland, Limoges, France Painted with various hand-enameled color references and numbers over-glaze beneath color tabs. Marked to the front in orange-yellow enamel: "Coule...

Haviland Dinner Service The Haviland dinner service, a prestigious creation hailing from the 20th century, epitomizes the exquisite craftsmans...