76 Pc Limoges France Ceralene Raynaud Porcelain Hawthorne Dinnerware Tea Set

Description

Vintage 76 piece embossed white floral Limoges porcelain dinnerware set with service for 8 in the Hawthorne (Hawthorn) pattern. Produced by Ceralene / A. Raynaud et Cie of Limoges, France. Variety of marks suggest this set was purchased and pieced together over a number of years.

Hawthorne – This charming, all-white, embossed floral pattern was originally made, circa 1784, by the Pont-aux-Choux factory, a small workshop well known to collectors. The name, “Pont-aux-Choux,” meaning “Bridge of the Cabbages,” has become associated among connoisseurs with embossed motifs and flowers, always plain white, and strongly reminiscent of silver patterns, which is natural enough since the section in question was the center of the silversmith industry in 18th Century Paris. The original of this plate is at the Louvre Museum.

Condition

Good Overall – A few edge chips (1 soup bowl, 1 dessert plate, 3 teacup base, 1 dinner plate ); discoloration 1 saucer; cracks 1 salad plate

Dimensions

Oval Platter - 13.75” x 9.75” x 1.25” / Lidded Dish - 11” x 7.75” x 6.5” / 9 Soup Bowls - 8.25” x 1.75” / 8 Dessert Plates - 7.5” / 8 Bread Plates - 6.5” / 10 Saucers - 6.25” / 11 Teacups - 3.75” x 2.25” / 9 Salad Plates - 8.75” / 8 Dinner Plates - 10.75” / Coffee Pot - 8” x 5.5” x 8” / Tea Pot - 8.25” x 5.5” x 7” / 2 Serving Dishes - 10.5” x 8.5” x 2.5” / Vase - 3.5” x 7.25” / Sugar Bowl & Lid - 5.5” x 4” x 5.25” / Creamer - 4.5” x 3.5” x 4.25” (Width x Depth x Height)