Rose-Decorated Creamer – Manufacture Haviland – Limoges, 2nd Half of the 20th Century

This set comprises a covered sugar bowl and a creamer in Limoges porcelain, made by the Manufacture Haviland.

Both pieces feature an elegant moulded relief design, with scalloped contours and finely crafted handles. The white porcelain, finished with a glossy glaze, is enhanced by a delicate floral decoration of roses in soft blush and deeper pink tones, accompanied by small green leaves. Fine gold bands accentuate the rims, handles and feet.

The sugar bowl is particularly refined, with a radiating relief pattern on the lid, topped by a stylised botanical finial, also highlighted in gold.

The set reflects the care and craftsmanship devoted to Haviland tableware designed for serving tea or coffee.

Both pieces bear a red Haviland Limoges France mark featuring the tower motif, visible on the undersides of the sugar bowl and creamer. They also carry an impressed TH mark, associated with the production of Théodore Haviland. This impressed mark was used by Haviland over an extended period, notably from 1894 to 1957. The red Haviland Limoges France mark with the tower, meanwhile, corresponds to a mark introduced in 1958, according to Haviland’s mark reference guide.

The coexistence of these two markings is noteworthy: it suggests that the form or mould bearing the TH mark dates from the Théodore Haviland period, while the decoration is likely to be later.