Mid 19th C. Porcelain Centerpiece With Intricate Floral Design

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Mid 19th C. English or French Porcelain Centerpiece

Gorgeous and very well executed floral and gilt detailing.

Single pedestal design … Read more Mid 19th C. English or French Porcelain Centerpiece

Gorgeous and very well executed floral and gilt detailing.

Single pedestal design with a subtle bowl design.

9.25" diameter to the presentation surface.

2.25" tall, 5.75" diameter at the pedestal base.

Marked on the bottom with a maker's casting. number.

Cookies and pastries, of course. But also a small flower arrangement, an elegant key rest, incredible on a bar for fruit - and we've used it in a guest room for coffee supplies and hand towels.

It's good, and good things always find a place...

In keeping with Aesop's fable, Fox and Crow's Motto is "Beware of False Flattery!" So, with each listing we offer a true confession about the item...

It was just too lovely to pass by! Very fine porcelain, incredible use of color in the decoration, a wonderful easy size, and the allure of a fine antique - which it absolutely is.

it has long been fun - and a real proof of good taste and decorating skill - to mix patterns of fine tableware when hosting a celebratory occasion. This is one of those items that you can drop into the middle of a beautiful assemblage of top-quality patterns and it will accomplish just what you want it to. Great item - for relative pennies on the dollar! See less