A Limoges Part-Dinnerware Set by Haviland & Co for HG Stephenson Manchester

A Limoges part-dinnerware set manufactured by Haviland & Co for HG Stephenson Manchester including six dinner plates, ten soup bowls, four side plates and two oval meat platters, each decorated with blue cornflowers.

Haviland & Co. was a manufacturer of Limoges porcelain in France, begun in the 1840s by the American Haviland family who were importers of porcelain to the USA. Its finest period is generally accepted to be the late 19th century, when it tracked wider artistic styles in innovative designs in porcelain.

HG Stephenson was founded by Henry George Stephenson in 1860, with a stall he rented at the Salford Flat Iron markets. Later in 1868, he moved the business to the newly built Barton Arcade in Manchester. The business is now based in Stockport and run by the fifth generation of the family.

Platters: 51 and 54 cm wide 

Dinner plates: 26 cm

Soup bowls: 24.5 cm

Side plates: 19 cm

The price is for the set.