I don't know anything about Limoges patterns other than this one. I'm not an antiques dealer, nor do I have any Limoges or Lanternier reference materials. What little I found out about my great-grandmother's dishes was from library research (used the local library's reference books) several years ago.
My grandmother gave me her mother's set of everyday dishes, which I'd always liked.
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Great-grandma's dishes are white Limoges with stylized floral/wave decorations in orange, green, and blue. Edges are lined in orange. There is no metallic trim (gold or silver) on any of the pieces, unlike much Limoges that I've seen elsewhere. Design looks Deco-ish.
The backs of the pieces are marked "A. Lanternier" in green, blue, and fuschia/raspberry. Most of the pieces are Lanternier Mark 7. From research, I found that this indicates the pieces' origin from a factory in France which made Limoges around or after WWI. However, it is not clear whether the pieces were decorated in France or in the United States after import.
I have not seen this pattern in any of the Limoges or general china/dish pattern books I've found at antique stores or in our library. I am trying to find out the pattern name. Replacements, Ltd. was unable to determine the pattern name: they say they've never even seen it before. However, they've used one of my photos on their site (LNTLNT124) in case anyone else has or is looking for this pattern.
If you've ever seen this pattern before (or better yet, if you know where any pieces are being sold, so I can round out my set), know if it does have a name rather than just a pattern number, or have further information about it, please e-mail me. Thanks!
The dinner plates are 12-sided and about 8-3/4" across
(luncheon/dessert plates are similar, just smaller - 7-7/8" across):
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The covered casserole dish is 8-sided and about 10" across:
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The sugar bowl is 6-sided, 4-3/8" wide, and 4-1/8" high (to the top of the ball on the lid);
the outside of the opening is 2-3/4" across. The creamer and teapot/beverage server are 6-sided, like the sugar bowl. They look very much like the sugar bowl, but with one handle replaced with a spout; the undersides are 6-sided:
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The gravy dish is oblong, a bowl atop (and attached to) an edged platter. The base (platter) is 8-sided and is 9" x 5-5/8"; the bowl is somewhat fluted and 10-sided, with a wide pouring area at each end (no handles), and is 8-7/16" x 4-3/4" at its widest; the underside of this combo piece is oval:
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The vegetable server (11-1/2" x 8-1/16") and serving platter (a bit bigger) are 8-sided and 12-sided oblongs (I have one of each); the undersides are oval; the underside of the vegetable server is unglazed and has no rim
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Pieces not shown (I don't have photos of them yet):
- The saucers (5-11/16" across) and bread-and-butter plates (5-7/8" across) are 12-sided and look like miniature dinner plates; the undersides have round rims
- The cereal/soup bowls (7-7/8" across) and fruit/dessert bowls (5-5/16" across) are all 12-sided, but the undersides have round rims
- I have no cups, nor have I seen any since visiting my GGM some 15 years ago, but I presume that they would look something like the sugar bowl and creamer
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