{"product_id":"autumn-leaf-luncheon-service-for-10-platters-schleiger-60-antique-haviland-limoges-circa-1894-1931-52-pieces","title":"\"Autumn Leaf\" Luncheon Service for 10 + Platters- Schleiger 60- Antique Haviland Limoges- Circa 1894–1931 | 52 Pieces","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHaviland \u0026amp; Co. has represented French porcelain in the American market since 1842, when American businessman David Haviland established his works in Limoges specifically to export fine porcelain back to the United States — a business model that made Haviland one of the most recognized names among American collectors, even as more than thirty other porcelain factories operated in the same region by 1900. This luncheon service carries that legacy in the pattern collectors call Autumn Leaf, cataloged as Schleiger 60: a scattering of pink, yellow, and green maple leaves across plain white porcelain, with the only gilding reserved for the cup handles. (Worth noting for clarity: this pattern is unrelated to the better-known Hall China \"Autumn Leaf\" made for the Jewel Tea Company — a frequent point of confusion in casual online listings, and one this piece avoids by full attribution.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe service carries three distinct backstamp combinations across its pieces — a detail that could read as inconsistency to an untrained eye, but tells a coherent story once understood. All three are variations on Haviland's circa 1894–1931 export marks: a green \"Haviland France\" underglaze mark, sometimes paired with a red \"Decorated by Haviland \u0026amp; Co. Limoges\" overglaze mark, and occasionally accompanied by a black \"Made in France\" import stamp reflecting U.S. labeling requirements of the era. Rather than signaling mismatched pieces from different periods, the variation reflects Haviland's own export-marking conventions at the time — every mark on this service dates to the same production era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat's offered here is a genuine service for ten: ten each of cups, saucers, bread and butter plates, salad plates, and luncheon plates, joined by two graduated oval serving platters. Condition throughout is excellent, with full, honest disclosure of the minor imperfections present — light rust-toned staining to the large platter's underside from age and storage, a small cosmetic paint flake at one luncheon plate's edge, and a few factory glaze specks from original firing, none of which affect display or use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIndividual pieces in this pattern surface regularly on the secondary market, but a complete, backstamp-verified, matched service at this scale is a different proposition entirely — a scan of current listings turns up scattered lots of four or six pieces, never an assembled service for ten with matching platters. Replicating this collection today would mean sourcing broadly across many sellers and independently verifying backstamp consistency piece by piece, exactly the work already done here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you\". Matthew 6:33\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Taste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47865266995363,"sku":"PS- 0020","price":1125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/1863\/2355\/files\/Hero2redo.jpg?v=1783754605","url":"https:\/\/champagnetasteco.com\/products\/autumn-leaf-luncheon-service-for-10-platters-schleiger-60-antique-haviland-limoges-circa-1894-1931-52-pieces","provider":"Champagne Taste","version":"1.0","type":"link"}