Antique Porcelain Celery or Condiment Dish - Fine 19th Century Limoges deals Charles Field Haviland China, White and Gold Dish, Reticulated Handle

deals Antique Limoges celery or condiment serving dish by Charles Field Haviland in a classic pattern that looks somewhat like today's Colette Gold Pattern. Reticulated handle on one end of this beautiful leaf-shaped dish is round and completely encircled in gold, Fine translucent Limoges China . It is in very good condition no cracks, chips, or crazing. The gold around the edge is not solid, but appears to be hand=painted touches of gold around the edge, rather than a complete rim.

If you are looking to add a really beautiful dish to your collection of antique dishes, or want to add to your white and gold dinnerware, this could be just the right piece.

Dimensions 9 7/8" in length x 3 1/4" in Width at its widest. and 1" tall overall.

Charles Field Haviland left America for Limoges in the early 1850s to work originally for his uncle, David Haviland founder of Haviland and Company and rented a porcelain factory in partnership with his father and brother. Subsequently he opened his own decorating studio for porcelain to export items to the US and in 1868 purchased a porcelain manufacturing company.
He married the granddaughter of Francois Alluaud and later took control of the Alluaud porcelain factory, one of the oldest Limoges factories. Charles Field retired in 1881 and the company became known as Gerard, Dufraisseix and Morel using the white ware mark GDM. The partners changed around 1890 and the company was subsequently called - Gerard and Dufraisseix and eventually Gerard, Dufraisseix and Abbot (mark GDA).

On this piece, the orange Haviland mark on the back dates to before 1900, The GDM mark dates to after 1881. Haviland is very fine antique china, and should never be put in the dishwasher.

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