These are a few pieces of a chocolate set that my mom bought at an estate sale in about 1962, at the time I am quite sure my mom thought it was a tea set. It was her first antique purchase and started for her (and me) a lifelong love of all things old. I considered myself fortunate when I was included on a road trip to hunt antiques. At one point mom opened a small antique shop in our home, so I grew up surrounded with fine china and glass pieces particularly. Its my birthday today and I wanted to remember my mom in this special way as it was always something we shared.
These pieces are marked Royal Hamburg which I have never found on another piece. I believe the set to be RS Prussia Dogwood blanks (mold 256). Circa 1880 to 1910. The painting is very like the RS Prussia patterns Jonquil or Narcissus but is in fact much more ornate with more luster and gilding.
WOW! What a gorgeous tea set and love the design of this beautiful blog!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful tea set, Sandi!
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous Sandi! What a great memory for you!
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely set Sandi, the start of it all. Nice way to remember your mom. Hope you had a good day!
ReplyDeleteOMGosh! Gorgeous! Love the color and shape! wow...what a nice part of your collection, especially that your mom owned it before you did....thanks for sharing! xoxo
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous - i love all things antique too!!! LOL I have some old china and cups & saucers so i love looking at this sort of thing!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Sandi! And wow...that is the prettiest set I have seen. Thanks for sharing it with us!
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Hello Sandi,
ReplyDeleteWell, Happy Birthday, my Canadian friend! May I pass along my very good wishes for a lovely celebration of your special day.
What a gorgeous chocolate set! I love the luster on it and the pieces are just stunning. Thank you for sharing them with us and thanks for your visit. I have signed up to follow your blog. Hope to hear from you again soon. Have delightful day.
Blessings,
Sandi
Wow! That is a stunning tea pot and tea cup! I can see how it would spark an interest in collecting tea things! What a fab first purchase!
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Terri
It's a stunning set...and what wonderful memories with your mom, too. The gentle folded look of the edge of the tea-cup is really elegant. Love getting to see your collection!
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Hi: What a stunning tea set. I just love it. Beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. Blessings, Martha
ReplyDeleteBLING BLING Sandi .... What a magical teaset ... Love that lustre glow...I can see why you love it so much .... I can only imagine how very lovely it would be to sip tea from those beautiful cups... Thank You for sharing ...Hugs
ReplyDeleteHi Sandi,
ReplyDeleteI loved the design of your blog and this lustre tea set is just stunning! How beautiful and elegant!
Thanks for visiting my blog and for the nice comment.
Hugs
This tea set is so stunning! and your blog is purely magical--WOW!!
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Cindy
That is one gorgeous looking set!! I will be doing some antique shopping hopefully tomorrow. xo Heather
ReplyDeleteOh Sandi, it takes my breath, it's beautiful. I love the shades of color and light!
ReplyDeleteexquisite!
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