Antique Haviland Limoges JAMES M. SHAW & CO Transferware Pedestal Compote

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Antique Haviland Limoges JAMES M. SHAW & CO Transferware Pedestal Compote :
$17.99

Antique JAMES M. SHAW & CO \"Restaurant Grade\" Transferware Pedestal Compote Theodore HavilandLimoges France

Up for sale is a white “restaurant”grade antique James M Shaw & Co pedestal compote. The compote “blank” was made in Limoges, France, imported to the United States by Theodore Haviland, and then the James M. ShawCompany in New York appliedthe transferware designs and glaze.

The compote is back-stampedon the underside: James M Shaw & Co; New York; Theodore Haviland;Limoges, France.

The James M Shaw companymanufactured dinner & restaurant ware for many commercial enterprisesinclude steamship companies, restaurants, and the United States Navy. This pedestal compote stands 3 3/4” tall, thebase is 3 1/4\" in diameter, the bowl opening is 6 3/4\" across, and itweighs just over one pound.

The green band and graytransferware pattern encircles the pedestal base and inside and outside the bowlof the compote. The gold around the edgeof the base and bowl has a “drip” technique rather than a solid line border. In the very center is a 1-inch by 1-inch facial image profile of a warrior with a feather headdress(war bonnet).

This white porcelainpedestal compote is in good antique condition.There are no chips, nicks, cracks, crackling, or repairs. The tansferware border design around thecompote’s pedestal base and inside and outside the bowl edge as well as thedetails of the facial profile motif in the center of the bowl areclear. The gilded trim around the bowledge shows some wear. Please look at thephotos and email any questions before offerding.

Thank you for looking!Please check the description and review the photos before you offer. I worked hard to describe this itemaccurately and welcome any response about this James M Shaw & Co pedestalcompote. If you have any questions,please email me through . If the vintage compote is not as pictured or described to yoursatisfaction, please email me so we can resolve the issue. I accept PayPal payments only and ship to theaddress on the account. Payment is duewithin 3 days after the sale ends.The antique compote is sent from a smoke and pet free Environment. I use calculated USPS economy parcel post,but if you would like a different service we can make that adjustment (emailme). I will ship promptly (1-2 businessdays) upon receipt of payment. Estimateddelivery dates vary due to shipping service selected. Package tracking is included in the shippingcosts. Please feel free to email anyquestions. Thanks!

The James M Shaw companymanufactured dinner & restaurant ware for many commercial enterprisesinclude steamship companies, restaurants, etc.

Naval AntiquePlatters, Navy Vintage Serving Plates, and Antique Serving Bowls class=\"MsoNormal\">History of Haviland:In 1840, David Haviland, whohad a china shop in New York City, madehis first trip to France to establish an alliance with a manufacturer who couldcreate pieces of porcelain for the American trade. He eventually settled in Limoges, France to oversee production. This was near the source of the abundantkaoline mines, the special white clay unique to Limoges porcelain. Heestablished his own company in 1853 to produce china specifically for theAmerican market.

There were numerous china manufacturers in Limoges, but Haviland’s company was the first to haveartists on the site to do the decorating.After the Civil War, David sent his son, Theodore, to the U.S. to handle distribution and marketing. Production dramatically increased and anotherson, Charles Edward Haviland, took over management of the firm from hisfather. Many talented artists wereengaged and soon the lithograph or transfer technique of decoration wasdeveloped. White House china sets weredesigned for Presidents Lincoln, Grant, Hayes and Harrison. But the Victorian housewife was the primarycustomer with a wide variety of patterns to choose.

Theodore Haviland left the company to start his own in 1893 and was a veryinnovative marketer. Many prizes werewon at exhibitions by both Haviland companies.“A set in every home” became Theodore’s goal and full services of chinafor $29.95 are found in the Sears catalogs of the 1920s. Several patterns from both firms were used aspremiums by the Jewel Tea Company. It isestimated that there are over 30,000 patterns and variations.

Charles Haviland’s company went out of business in 1931. Because of the approaching hostilities in Europe, Theodore moved his company to the United States in 1936 which operated until 1957. The patterns of both companies were gatheredand bought in 1941 by William Haviland who retired in 1972. Although the name “Haviland” remains todaythe firm has gone through several changes in class=\"MsoNormal\">

The Limoges porcelain avidly sought by collectors today was actuallyproduced by a number of factories in the Limoges region of France from the late 1700s until around 1930. Productiondid not cease in 1930, however. This arbitrary cutoff date simply denotes achange in the global economy when styles notably changed from very elaborate tomore basic in design.

At one point in the 1920s asmany as 48 companies were producing wares marked Limoges, according to ceramics expert Mary Frank Gaston inThe Collector\'s Encyclopedia of Limoges. These pieces weren\'t only markeddenoting their origin, however. Many pieces had a number of different marksincluding factory marks, decorating marks, and some had signatures indicatingthe individual who decorated each piece.

It\'s important tounderstand, however, that the factories operating in the Limoges region produced elaborately molded white wares astheir primary output. These undecorated pieces, also known as\"blanks,\" were taken to decorating studios away from the factory likethat of Pickard or exported without decoration.

The best known Indian headdress is the spreading eaglefeathered headdress of the Sioux. class=\"MsoNormal\">Feathered war bonnets (also called warbonnets or headdresses) are worn by PlainsIndian men who have earned a place of great respect in their tribe. In thepast they were sometimes worn into battle, today they are worn primarily forceremonial occasions. They are seen as items of great spiritual and politicalimportance.The eagle is considered by most Plains tribes as the greatest andmost powerful of all birds, and thus Plains-style bonnets are usually made outof eagle feathers.

The feathers are in some cases secured by capturing youngeagles from nests and plucking their tail feathers when they reach maturity.This could be done three times before the feathers did not grow back. Thismethod would allow the collection of as many as thirty six feathers. If carewas taken in not disturbing the nest, this method could be repeated yearly.

Each feather in an honored person\'s possession has to beearned through acts of courage and honor on behalf of the tribe, or gifted tothem in gratitude for their work. When enough honors are collected, a relativemay make the feathers into a headdress or other item of regalia, as theheaddress is usually only worn by the chosen political and spiritual leaders ofthe tribe. The deeds that bring honor may include acts of valor in battle,political gains, or other things that help the community survive and prosper.Some warriors might be awarded only two or three honor feathers in their wholelifetime, so difficult are they to earn. The headdress is also a mark ofhighest respect because it should never be worn without the consent of theleaders of the tribe. Historically, a high honor was received by the warriorwho was the first to touch an enemy in battle and escape unscathed, for thismeant the warrior was courageous and at the very front lines of the battle.

A chief’s warbonnet is made of feathers received for good deeds to his community and is wornin high honor. Each feather would represent an accomplishment. A warrior\'s warbonnet, such as the famous war bonnet of Roman Nose, the Cheyenne warrior, was said to protect him during battle. Inseveral instances, Roman Nose, wearing his war bonnet, rode back and forthbefore soldiers of the United States Army during battles of the Indian Warsand, despite being fired upon by many soldiers, was unscathed.