This antique fine porcelain china Vegetable Serving Dish is manufactured by Delinieres & Co. (D&C) France 1894-1900. These were decorated by L. Bernardaud & Co. and Imported for The Higgins & Seiter Store of New York. Higgins and Seiter was one of the best and oldest china houses in New York City and was located at 9 East 37th St. The store filed for bankruptcy in 1915 and ceased operations after over 50 years in business.

DESCRIPTION: Fine porcelain china serving dish has 24K Gold trim in both shiny and matte finishes. It has an Etruscan Greek Key border design in two-tone green with upper and lower gilded gold bands and a flared footed bottom with gold band trim. It measures approximately 12" inches wide by 7" inches across the top by 3" inches tall/deep. Stamped: D & C underlined - France - L. Bernardaud & Co. - Limoges.

CONDITION: Very good condition with the exception of the missing lid and one small chip under the bottom flared footing edge. It does not show when it is sitting on the shelf and you would have to make an effort to turn it over to find it. Excellent piece of antique china over 100 years old.

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FINE PRINT: As with all vintage/antique items there may be normal wear, dings, dents, scratches and other unique irregularities such as bumps, bubbles, glaze pops and glazing slips, color variations, ink/paint spots under the glaze, mold lines, etc., within or on each piece from the manufacturing process that do not take away from the value or function, but add to the history and character of the item. These are things happen when ceramic, stoneware and china are manufactured or fired. If there is any major/minor damages it will be stated above. All inquiries welcomed. Please see my seller’s page for my Seller's Policy's and Guidelines.

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HISTORY

Limoges porcelain designates hard-paste porcelain produced by factories near the city of Limoges, France beginning in the late 18th century, but does not refer to a particular manufacturer.
Limoges had strong antecedents in the production of decorative objects. The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae. Limoges had also been the site of a minor industry producing plain faience earthenwares since the 1730s.

The manufacturing of hard-paste porcelain at Limoges was established by Turgot in 1771 following the discovery of local supplies of kaolin and a material similar to petuntse in the economically distressed area at Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, near Limoges. The materials, which were quarried beginning in 1768, were used to produce hard-paste porcelain similar to Chinese porcelain.

The manufactory at Limoges was placed under the patronage of the comte d'Artois, brother of Louis XVI, and was later purchased by the King in 1784, apparently with the idea of producing hard-paste bodies for decoration at Sèvres, although this never happened. After the French Revolution a number of private factories were established at Limoges, including Bernardaud and Haviland & Co.