July 28th, 2010 @ Kathy // 9 Comments
Welcome to Tablescape Thursday on a lazy summer evening. It’s a great day for green. Today’s table combines three Haviland Limoges china patterns with etched crystal goblets from Cambridge Glass and topped off with a green crystalline glaze vase from artist Dave Eickholt.
Haviland Limoges Green Themed China
All the china pieces are vintage French Limoges, thin and light, almost translucent.
Haviland Limoges China Green on White
The dinner plates have a beautiful design of green and gold scrolls in a thin band around the rim – they would look great on a Christmas table, lovely and festive. Besides the Haviland Limoges backstamp these dinner plates are marked as being an exclusive for a department store. Back in the day this was not uncommon; high end stores might commission special patterns or exclusive lines.
Haviland Limoges China Place Setting
I like how the soup bowls compliment the dinner plates. The design is different but the greens blend perfectly. Here’s a close up for you.
Haviland Limoges China Green Borders Detail
Here is the full table. The little bread and butter plates are decorated with dark green flower sprays. The green is a little different, darker and more olive tone, than the green in the border on the other dishes. I like how it goes together.
Haviland Limoges Fine French China with Green Designs
The goblets are from Cambridge Glass. I bought them thinking they were a Tiffin design but they are etch number 701 from Cambridge with baskets of flowers connected with swags around the bowl and an intricate border on the rim. They go well with the china that also has border patterns. I like combining vintage crystal with older china.
Cambridge Glass Etch 701 Crystal Water Goblet
Thank you for visiting and thank you too to Susan from Between Naps on the Porch and friends for this fun Tablescape Thursday.
Shopping Information: If you would like to recreate this table the china and goblets are available in our store, Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass. Dave sells his hand made, one-of-a-kind pottery on Etsy at www.DaveEickholt.com.
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Tags: Elegant Glass, Etched Elegant Glass, Haviland Limoges China, Vintage Stemware
Entertaining Women
1 year ago
I so adore Haviland. Your green rim coupe soups are particularly lovely. A friend and I recently visited the Haviland Museum in St. Charles, Missouri. I think that you would really enjoy it, too. The Cambridge goblets are very special. Thank you for sharing your charming design. Cherry Kay
Kathy
1 year ago
Cherry Kay, thank you for the suggestion. I like Haviland too – the workmanship is outstanding. Thanks for visiting.
Mimi
1 year ago
Oh, so elegant…love the different shades of greens. The vase is beautiful.
Kathy
1 year ago
Thank you for visiting and your kind comment.
lulu
1 year ago
looking at your always lovely table satisfies my glass fetish…thanks!
Donna Timeless Settings
1 year ago
You have such beautiful china. Lovely table!
Donna
Martha
1 year ago
How pretty this green and white is! Love the edge of those bowls!
marlis
1 year ago
I love your dishes. It all looks beautiful together.
Carol
10 months ago
I love your dinner ware. The table is dressed impeccably! The china patterns are lovely together! I’m so glad I happened upon your site in my search for my Momma’s china from the 30′s! I had never thought about combining similar patterns. This will work as the patterns I am looking for are verrrrry hard to find. I finally found my 1st piece of identical china after a 5+ years search. Your table is superb!!! I just love it. The goldware utensils are beautiful with it!
Sincerly, Carol—lover of fine china!!!!