Antique Haviland Limoge French Porcelain Pair, 16.5" Tray or Platter and 10" Gravy or Sauce Boat
Raised gold enamel, Haviland porcelain pieces from my own formal table, I've mixed and matched many sets and pieces with these as service pieces at our most formal evenings with friends for decades now. Pandemic and age tell me I'm through doing formal dinners and I'm starting to sell off my favorite "go to" antique place settings and extras. This is my largest platter in the gold/white, a pair of matching Haviland pieces which were originally marketed through "Douglas, Denver, Colo" (Colorado, USA). Denver by the Belle Epoch era (this mark was used c.1894-1957 and this set is to the early end of that timeframe). The platter is big, heavy, and excellent, at 16 1/2" x 12" and 1 1/2" in depth (BIG turkey size). The gravy or sauce boat with attached under plate or under-tray is also large at 10" longest and 6" widest, and it looks perfect at table and in use, but there is a very old restoration (see images). Very good to excellent condition for age and type. The large and heavy platter h