A late eighteenth / early twentieth-century porcelain dining service with sweet applied décalcomanies with posies of pink roses and gilded accents, branded underneath by W G & Cie Limoges for William Guérin & Cie (1872-1932). Of beautiful and timeless quality, please note photos and video to observe their characteristics and stunning display ideas. Excellent condition for their age.
Note photos to observe light wear to painted gilding on tureen handles and a few small snags to the underside of three or four plates.
This service set includes:
36 dinner plates
12 soup bowls
2 round platters
2 oval platters
1 soup tureen
1 vegetable tureen
1 footed bowl or compotier
1 sauce boat.
This is a standard size dinner set.
Approx. overall in inches:
Dinner plates: 1¼" high x 9¾" diameter
Soup plates: 1½" high x 9¾" diameter
Oval platters: 2" high x 15¾" wide x 11 ¾" deep
Round platters: 2" high x 11" diameter
Sauce boat (perhaps missing lid): 3¼" high x 9" wide x 6" deep
Petit tureen: 4¾" high x 11" wide x 7" deep
Large tureen: 6" high x 13" x 8¼" deep
Standard sizes. Measures approx. overall in centimeters:
Dinner plates: 3cm high x 25cm diameter
Soup plates: 4cm high x 25cm diameter
Oval platters: 5cm high x 40cm wide x 30cm deep
Round platters: 5cm high x 28cm diameter
Sauce boat (perhaps missing lid): 8cm high x 23cm wide x 15cm deep
Petit tureen: 12cm high x 28cm wide x 17cm deep
Large tureen: 15cm high x 33cm x 21cm deep
