Fruit / Dessert Bowls, Limoges USA, Lyric, Set of 2, Vintage

• Vintage Fruit / Dessert Bowls, "Lyric" Pattern, Limoges USA, Tableware, Dinnerware, Set of 2 Blue and Gold Floral Pattern, (Discontinued)
• Made in USA 
• Vintage: 1930's - 1946
• Details:  This is a very beautiful china pattern by Limoges USA.  It consists of a very wide gold filigree border with scrolls and gold flowers in 22Kt gold.  The center has a sweet blue ribbon with tiny white flowers, surrounded by pink roses, yellow and blue flowers & green leaves.  The ceramic is scalloped, not smooth.  The backstamp, typically done in 22K gold, wore off long ago,  but we can confirm these are from Limoges USA in their "Lyric" pattern.  
• Materials:  Ceramic
• Dimension:  5.25 inches in Diameter, approx. 1.0 inch Tall
• Condition:  Vintage - Used.  Good Vintage Condition.  There is crazing on the underside, also a couple of very small chips on the back.  There are no cracks, or visible scratches. Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  Please remember these are VINTAGE and ANTIQUE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show any scratches, wear  and imperfections.   

Limoges USA, not to be confused with Limoges France, started in 1900 in Sebring, Ohio.  They produced porcelain products like they made in Europe even though it was extremely expensive import materials and talent.   Three years after opening there was a very large fire that completely destroyed all records, including their formulas and equipment.  They rebuilt and Limoges began producing earthenware and semi-porcelain products.  To save money they used decals rather than hand painting the patterns.   In the late 1940's they were threatened with a lawsuit by the French Limoges Company so they started to mark their products American Limoges and the name was changed to the American Limoges China Company.  Due to several other slight variations of their name, you will find the backstamps to vary on different patterns but it always contains the word "Limoges".  The American Limoges China Company filed bankruptcy in 1955 and was closed.