HAVILAND & CO. FRANCE LIMOGES FR. "THE MONACO" CUP & SAUCER SET OF 8

Description: Photographs throughout ad: Offered for auction from recent estate sale is a BEAUTIFUL SET OF VINTAGE “HAVILAND & CO.” LIMOGES FRANCE “MONACO” PATENT CUP AND SAUCER SET OF 8 “PORCELAIN” - GOLD RIM - RED/GREEN SCROLLS - WHITE PORCELAIN -- Below information on the Haviland & Co. name, description of item, item condition and photographs: "In 1839, my father was an importer of English Porcelain and earthenware in New York, when he happened to see a French porcelain tea service that had, I know not how, found its way across the Atlantic. My father found the material of this service quite superior to that of the English porcelain and earthenware that had been the object of his trade and thought it would be a good thing to be the first in America to introduce tableware very superior to that in use in his country at that time...he went to France with his samples, asking anyone he thought might know, in what locality they had been made. Finally, in Paris, he was told it had to be Limoges porcelain." While others were selling French wares, and this story is a little romantic, David Haviland fully recognized the quality of French wares and decided to change his import business completely by only bringing in French porcelains. He committed by moving to France in 1842 and by sending wares directly to his brothers who remained in New York. He quickly realized that to get the wares that he wanted that were palatable to an American consumer he would need to open his own factory and to control the decorating process himself. Their new company was called Haviland Brothers & Company. Before David Haviland, pieces were crafted in Limoges and then sent to Paris for decoration, often these decorators would add their own marks to the pieces. Haviland found this to be inefficient and made it difficult to control the quality of the product being produced. He also found that Parisian decorators were not willing to modify their designs to suit an American taste. Americans, in general, preferred the English style of decoration. Therefore, Haviland opened his own school for decorators where he could have them trained in a style that combined English and French design that would appeal to an American market. This cut out the need to send wares to Paris and allowed Haviland to precisely estimate how much it would cost to create his wares. Early on in operations, Haviland acquired white blanks from other porcelain manufactories in Limoges and decorated the wares in-house. Some of these blanks were already decorated in high-fire colors, which required a kiln that could reach temperatures high enough to burn porcelain. The factory did have a muffle kiln which got sufficiently hot enough to set low-fire colors and to add gilding, which burns at the lowest temperature. The factory did not have a high-fire kiln until 1853 when they applied for permission to build two of them. Haviland did not acquire the ability to significantly produce porcelains completely in-house until 1865. Due to Haviland Brothers & Company's market success, they significantly altered the porcelain market in France. Their streamlined business model and market dominance meant that other firms had to copy their innovations or be squeezed out. By 1853 they were the largest importer of French porcelain into the United States. Limoges seemed to be particularly popular in North America in four market regions: in French Canada, New York, Mississippi Valley, and in the southeastern United States as a whole. Its popularity in the Antebellum south is shown in the fact that it had subsidiaries in Augusta, Charleston, and Mobile. This also means that during the Civil War and immediately afterwards, Haviland & Co. lost a large share of its buyers who were preoccupied with war. The effects of the Civil War were so pronounced that Haviland Brothers & Co. had to close its doors. David Haviland saw this as an opportunity to go into business for himself and rebranded his new company Haviland and Company as placed on the back of this set of 8 dinner plates to be sold by 1 at a time of as many as needed. He also brought his two sons, Charles Edward and Theodore into the company. Charles Edward quickly took over the day-to-day operations from his father and Theodore moved to the United States to handle the side of the business that had formerly belonged to their uncles – the exporting and promoting of Haviland China. After the description, condition and photos more information on the Haviland & Company will follow. The information on the Haviland & Co. came from articles on the internet including Wikipedia and the book “Limoges Porcelain by Mary Frank Gaston Third Edition. I have included photographs from the book showing the trademarks of Haviland & Co. at that time period as present on this dish set. Note if you rub the Haviland France trademark green it is smooth underglaze, if you rub the Monaco -Haviland & Co. Limoges you can feel the over glaze print of this information on the dishes. The book is not in the auction for reference only. The markings on these items are as follows “Haviland France” in green under glaze and The Monaco - Haviland & Co. Limoges Patent over glaze. In the Book page 178 Mark 13 states the following Over Glaze full name with Limoges in Red 1876-1878 1889 -1931. Mark 12 shows Haviland France and noted underglaze, full name with “France,” in Green, 1894 - 1931. I believe that this notes that “THE MONACO” Cup and Saucer set of 8 may have been made pre 1931. This beautiful set of 8 Haviland & Co., Limoges “Monaco” Patent Cup and Saucer each measures as follows” Cup 3 1/4 Inches in width and height at rim is 2 inches. The width of the saucer is 5 ¼ inches. There appears to be a very few very light utensil marks or storage rub marks when viewing the Saucer with a magnifying glass. Not visible without magnifying glass. There are no chips, crack or crazing on this Beautiful Haviland & Co. “Monaco Patent” Limoges Cup and Saucer set. Bone China Dishes when held to light allows the light to pass through like porcelain. Photos have been taken in different lighting background outdoors and indoors to show the varied appearances in different lighting. In appearance and condition the Haviland & Co. Limoges, France “Monaco” Patent as offered for auction I would consider to be in excellent condition as photo shows. Below I have added Photographs and additional information on the Haviland & Co Limoges, France Please view photos for condition. NOTE: Please keep my site in mind. At this estate sale I was able to purchase both Haviland & Co, Limoges Dinning set and Royal Doulton “Sovereign” Dining set. I will be listing these items in the future and if you are looking for a particular Haviland “The Monaco” item or a Royal Doulton “Sovereign” dish or set please let me know and if I have it and its not listed I will list it. This would be a wonderful piece to complement your set a Dinning Room, Wedding, Book Club or Family get together. I will accept PAYPAL. Items will be shipped US Priority Mail usually next day after payment of Paypal, packaging and mail $16.95. I will combine shipping if more then 1 item purchased. I will provide shipping cost for international shipment if requested. BELOW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE HAVILAND & CO. The company continued to be managed by the two brothers with Charles Edward largely in control and managing the day-to-day operations and Theodore in America until 1879 when Theodore moved back to France. Both brothers in one location proved to be too much for either and they decided to dissolve their partnership in 1891. Charles Edward continued with the business and Theodore opened his own business, Theodore Haviland, Limoges, in 1893. The two companies competed bitterly until Charles Edward's death in 1921, the company folded in 1931. In 1941 William Haviland, Theodore's son, bought the rights to the Haviland & Company name and began production of wares after World War II. The Haviland company has since been overseen by grandson William Haviland, and great-grandson Theodore Haviland II. Many of the older pieces are still in existence and are desirable as an antique or collectable. It is estimated that there are as many as 60,000 Haviland porcelain patterns, though it is difficult to determine as many of the patterns have never been formally named or catalogued, and factory records are incomplete. Attempts to catalogue the pieces have resulted in several systems, including the creation of Schleiger numbers, and informal naming by collectors.

Price: 84.95 USD

Location: Gorham, Maine

End Time: 2024-10-20T20:31:37.000Z

Shipping Cost: 16.95 USD