#8207 • 22KT Gold Plated Exquisite, 12 Piece Set of European Porcelain Dinner and Salad Plates, Cobalt Blue and Heavy Gold Gilt Foliate Border, Retailed by Connaught Service, New York, Early-Mid 20th Century, 10"

Part of $2.8 Million McLean Mansion Luxury Downsizing Auction (timed auction by Prime Auction Solutions)

Status: Sold

A distinguished 12 piece dinner service in the grand tradition of American Gilded Age and early 20th-century formal table appointments, retailed by Connaught Service of New York — a mark consistent with the prestigious Fifth Avenue and upper Manhattan tableware importers who custom-ordered European porcelain for elite American households during the first half of the 20th century. Each plate is executed in fine white-bodied porcelain and decorated with a two-tier border of exceptional richness. The outer band is a deep, saturated cobalt blue ground lavishly worked with dense gold foliate and acanthus scroll tracery, the pattern flowing continuously around the circumference in the manner of high-fired transfer-enriched gilding characteristic of quality English or Continental production. An inner concentric band of burnished gold separates the cobalt border from the plain, luminous white center well. The overall effect is bold, formal, and unmistakably luxurious — a pattern designed to anchor a formal dining table with maximum visual impact. The set includes dinner plates at approximately 10 inches and smaller salad or dessert plates, all matching in pattern and execution. The Connaught Service New York backstamp is printed in red on each base, accompanied by a small quality or crown mark. The pattern and decoration are consistent with English bone china production, most likely from a Staffordshire manufacturer such as Coalport, Cauldon, or a Bavarian maker producing for the American luxury market, circa 1910–1940. Fine white-bodied porcelain. Cobalt blue and heavy gold foliate border. Backstamped: Connaught Service, New York. Retailer/importer mark consistent with early-mid 20th century. Gorgeous set!!