I finally managed to unwrap all of my great-grandmother’s china yesterday. It was packed in a big box, but the china itself was in an old crate tucked inside the box. Now, I’ve had all of this for years, but I had never looked at the crate. Nor had I done anything but look at one or two pieces of the china (which turned out to be Haviland Limoges) so I had no idea what was there.
First, the crate.
Amazing right? It’s very old. And it’s sort of wonky. We’re currently trying to figure out where to put it.
Now, the china.
Here are a few pieces that are Haviland Limoges:
And I have a small Haviland Limoges dish that I’ve used to hold jewelry for many years. It’s upstairs in the bedroom.
But that’s it for this pattern. The big surprise is that most of the china – plates, salad plates, cups, saucers and serving dish – is made by a company called O & EG Royal Austria.
The theme that connects all of the china is pink roses. You’ve seen the design on the Haviland. Here’s the design on the O & EG.
I really, really love this pattern – even more than the Haviland. The roses are intertwined with a blue ribbon. And I love the scalloped edges.
There’s one more piece – a candy dish or something like that. It’s a different Haviland pattern.
Along with larger pink roses, there are lavender blooms, as well.
I had a post up on IG yesterday and I said that I couldn’t figure out what the marking said. Reader Linda came through big time with “Hudson Crockery Co.” I compared other marks from that company and they match. The company was based in Syracuse NY. Thank you so much, Linda!
And here’s the mark for the other pieces of Haviland Limoges:
So. What my grandmother told me was a set of Haviland Limoges is not that. It’s a combination of two different china manufacturers – both beautiful, both linked by a pink roses theme. Who knew?
I’m thrilled.
Everything stacked up and ready to go in the china cabinet.
I had to clear the bottom shelf, which involved some shuffling of McCoy pieces.
Here it is. I kept the blue napkins that my grandmother used to protect the plates. I didn’t want to get rid of them. After all, Grandma kept and protected these dishes for decades. And then she passed them on to me.
I’m so glad they’re on permanent display here at the cottage after years of being in storage.
I should clean them and I will, but slowly, over time.
More snow tonight with yet another layer of ice. That’s been the case with every storm we’ve had in February.
Over it.
We’re taking it easy today. I’m slowly getting stronger, thank goodness.
Happy Wednesday.
