HAVILAND  (THEO)  LIMOGES FRANCE-  BLUE CORNFLOWER (c.1895)   OVAL SOUP TUREEN WITH LID –  SCALLOPED-  EXCELLENT !!  RARE !!

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THE SOUP TUREEN AND LID ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION CONSIDERING THEIR OVER 125 YEAR AGE  …..  APPEAR RARELY IF EVER USED !!  THERE ARE NO CRACKS, CHIPS OR  CRAZING.  THE EDGE OF THE RIM IS  SCALLOPED WITH AN  EMBOSSED PATTERN ON THE PORCELAIN ALONG THE  RIM OF BOTH PIECES.

THE PATTERN IS OF RANDOMLY SCATTERED BLUE CORNFLOWER SPRAYS ON  WHITE PORCELAIN.  THERE IS NO GOLD TRIM WITH THIS PATTERN  EXCEPT BRUSHED GILT AT THE HANDLES AND ALONG THE FOOT, INCLUDING GOLD OUTLINE OF EMBOSSED LEAVES AT THE BASE OF THE HANDLES.

THE TUREEN BOWL MEASURES   12 3/8 INCHES FROM HANDLE TO HANDLE END,  9 5/8 INCHES TO THE RIM ENDS  AND  6 15/16 INCHES ACROSS TO THE SIDES.  IT STANDS  4 1/8 INCHES IN HEIGHT TO THE RIM, AND TOGETHER WITH THE LID,  7 1/4 INCHES TO THE TOP OF THE LID HANDLE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LISTING DOES NOT INCLUDE THE UNDERPLATE AS SHOWN IN PICTURES.  IT IS BEING SOLD SEPARATELY AS A SERVING PLATTER.

WHAT AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO YOUR  THEODORE HAVILAND BLUE CORNFLOWER SET.  AND AS ALWAYS, DO KEEP IN MIND THAT AS TIME GOES BY, LESS OF THIS FINE CHINA WILL BE AROUND.

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