Antique dinner service 30pc 12 place set, square plates, petrol blue Aesthetic movement transferware ironstone, 'Champetre' Luneville France

An elegant, rare, French antique dinner service in blue and white transferware in a classic Parisian Belle Epoque design. The set of 30 pieces includes place settings for 12 people, (soup plates and dinner plates) and an array of serving dishes (soupiere, salad bowl, ravier, platters, and a rarely found condiment pot).

This set was produced around 1900 from the faiencierie of K&G (Keller et Guerin) Luneville, France in the pattern 'Champetre'. The name means 'garden party' in French, and the stunning design features gorgeous floral vignettes with delightful romantic iconography (lutes, urns, baskets, chicks in nests, garden ornaments) in a style that dates the service firmly within the Arts and Crafts or aesthetic movement in France. The plates are square in form, very subtly fluted and generously proportioned, especially by the standards of the time (antique plates tend to run smaller than modern dishes, whereas these are beautifully sized for contemporary needs.)

Numerous plates to serve a significant dinner party of 12, accompanied by a classically French matching set of serve ware. Lovely color retaining a gently aged white base without significant discoloration. Ideal for celebrations (imagine your fabulous table at Thanksgiving or Christmas!) or gorgeous wedding china.

Sold as a set of 30 pieces.

Overall, this set has been carefully used and most pieces remain in good to excellent condition despite their great age. A few pieces with some damage to note, but apart from where detailed below, the plates and soup bowls are in very good antique condition. Please note that even where a piece has no major damage to note but you may see small signs of use and wear such as minor crazing tiny 'fleabite' chips glaze losses to the rim, scrapes, scratches and spots of discoloration and other small defects, all to be expected for an age over 120 years.

Generally in lovely condition for age, gorgeous on display and nothing to prevent continued use, as desired. Please see the specific and detailed condition descriptions below, check photos, and please don't hesitate to ask for further detailed information or images.

The set includes -
12 Large flat dinner plates - 25 x25cm x H 2cm. 11 plates are very good to excellent condition. 1 plate with a tight hairline crack of 1cm to the underside of the rim. The fault is not visible from the surface and the plate can still be used.
12 Soup plates - D 23.5cm x H 3cm. 8 in very good condition, 3 pieces with a medium-large chip to the rim, visible only from the underside and all bowls can still be used. 1 plate has two 0.25cm chips to the upper face of the rim.
1 Ravier dish L 25cm x W 13cm x H 3cm. In excellent condition
1 Large platter - 36.25 x 29.25cm H 3cm. In satisfactory condition - no large damage but with a group of 3 tight hairline cracks in the base, possibly firing faults from the time of manufacture. Some stains and signs of use including a shallow glaze scrape from the center of the base. Body still solid and the piece presents well, but with an aged look.
1 Small platter - 27x27cm H 3cm. In good condition, one shallow 1.25cm linear chip to its foot rim, not visible on display.
1 Large salad bowl 25x25cm H 10cm. In good condition, three small chips to the foot rim on the base not very visible on display. Chips are 2x0.5cm and 1.5cm
1 Large Soupiere w lid - L 32cm x W 19cm H 21(inc handles & lid). The lid has two chips, one to the corner rim underside and one to the 'foot' or base of the lid both are approx 1cm. The bowl has a chip to its foot on the outer edge of the base (visible on display) and a 'glaze drip' on its side from the time of manufacture.
1 Small condiment pot with spoon H 8cm D 5.5cm at base, in good condition, with a (non-original) spoon, 1 small 0.5cm chip to its base.

A fabulous set,from the famous Parisian 'Belle Epoque' - a beautiful way to add some authentic French antique elegance to your life!

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