MIXED CERAMICS SERVICE - FRENCH AND ENGLISH MAKERS,

A CHARMING MIXED SERVICE COMPRISING SIX PIECES FROM TWO RESPECTED EUROPEAN MANUFACTURERS: L. BERNARDAUD & CIE OF LIMOGES, FRANCE, AND ALFRED MEAKIN OF ENGLAND. THE SERVICE DEMONSTRATES THE AESTHETIC PREFERENCES OF THE LATE VICTORIAN PERIOD, COMBINING FRENCH PORCELAIN REFINEMENT WITH ENGLISH CERAMIC TRADITION.

COMPOSITION:
- TWO OVAL DISHES WITH RED/BURGUNDY BORDERS AND GILT HANDLES (BERNARDAUD & CIE, LIMOGES)
- TWO CIRCULAR PLATES WITH RED/BURGUNDY BORDERS AND GILT RIM DETAIL (BERNARDAUD & CIE, LIMOGES)
- ONE OVAL PLATE WITH HAND-PAINTED LANDSCAPE DECORATION IN CREAM GROUND (ENGLISH MAKER, UNMARKED)
- ONE OVAL PLATE WITH HAND-PAINTED FLORAL PATTERN IN CREAM GROUND (ENGLISH MAKER, UNMARKED)

IDENTIFICATION:
- FRENCH MAKER: L. BERNARDAUD & CIE, LIMOGES, FRANCE. RED PRINTED MARK VISIBLE ON BASE OF BERNARDAUD PIECES. MARK INCLUDES PATTERN NUMBER 14542.
- ENGLISH MAKER: ALFRED MEAKIN, ENGLAND. BLUE PRINTED MARK WITH CROWN VISIBLE ON BASE OF MEAKIN PIECES.
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1880-1900 BASED ON MARK STYLES AND DECORATIVE TREATMENT

DECORATION:
THE BERNARDAUD PIECES FEATURE A RESTRAINED AESTHETIC WITH BURGUNDY/RED BORDERS, GILT LINE WORK, AND GILT-HANDLED SERVING DISHES. THE ENGLISH PIECES SHOWCASE HAND-PAINTED LANDSCAPE AND FLORAL MOTIFS IN MUTED EARTH TONES, TYPICAL OF LATE VICTORIAN DECORATIVE CERAMICS. BOTH MANUFACTURERS' WORK REFLECTS THE PERIOD'S PREFERENCE FOR ELEGANT, UNDERSTATED ORNAMENTATION.

CONDITION:
GENERALLY GOOD FOR AGE. MINOR CRAZING PRESENT ON SEVERAL PIECES, CONSISTENT WITH THE AGE AND NORMAL FOR PORCELAIN OF THIS PERIOD. NO CHIPS TO RIMS OR EDGES. GILT DECORATION REMAINS LARGELY INTACT WITH ONLY MINOR WEAR TO HIGH POINTS. HAND-PAINTED DECORATION IS WELL-PRESERVED WITH GOOD COLOUR RETENTION. ALL PIECES ARE STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY OR USE.

DIMENSIONS:
OVAL DISHES (BERNARDAUD): APPROXIMATELY 28 CM LENGTH
CIRCULAR PLATES (BERNARDAUD): APPROXIMATELY 23 CM DIAMETER
OVAL PLATES (ENGLISH): APPROXIMATELY 25 CM LENGTH

NOTE:
THIS MIXED SERVICE REPRESENTS THE COSMOPOLITAN TASTE OF THE VICTORIAN ERA, WHEN EUROPEAN CERAMICS WERE HIGHLY PRIZED AND MIXED SERVICES FROM DIFFERENT MAKERS WERE COMMON IN AFFLUENT HOUSEHOLDS. THE COMBINATION OF FRENCH AND ENGLISH MANUFACTURERS REFLECTS THE PERIOD'S APPRECIATION FOR QUALITY PORCELAIN FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES.

Item Size: Height: 10cm, Width: 28cm, Depth: 28cm, Weight: 2.5Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
993598+6

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