Limoge China

Today I am participating in Tablescape Thursday, hosted by Susan, at Between Naps on the Porch.  Lucky for me, being the only girl, I was given a two beautiful china sets by my paternal grandmother.

I mixed both patterns for this tablescape.

The top and bottom plates are Theodore Haviland, Limoge, France.
The middle plate is Imperial Crown China from Austria.

Here is the back plate stamp. (Sorry I didn't turn the picture) Based on the stamp, this set was made in 1903 and it came as a 12 place setting set.  Each set had a dinner and salad plate, soup bowl, condiment bowl and cup and saucer. My grandmother also had several several bowls as well as sugar bowl and creamer.

I love the delicate roses and the blue and green colors.

Above is the condiment bowl and the salad dish. I like having a little condiment dish.

Above is the Austrian china. This set contained 12 lunch plates and 12 cups and saucers.

The cup is so thin and dainty. I love drinking tea out of it. It just tastes so much better in a cup like this.

Here is the stamp. I am not sure the exact year this was made, but after doing some research, it had to have been made prior to 1914.

I love mixing both patterns and think they go well together. Of course the candle light is a must with these patterns.

To add a little color and bring out the flower pattern on the china, I put a small vase of flowers at each setting.

I also added flowers to the candleabra for more color.

The tablecloth is from Pierre Deux. The color seemed to work better than plain white. A pink cloth washed out the pattern.

Love the detail on it.

I used two toned green and gold napkins, which I bought at Sur La Table.

The yellow placemats are actually napkins, also from Sur La Table.

Hope you enjoyed your visit.