A NINETY-SEVEN PIECE LIMOGES PORCELAIN SERVICE.with Haviland Limoges marks, late 19th century. The set comprising: twelve dinner plates, 12 luncheon plates, 12 salad plates, 12 dessert bowls, 10 bread plates, 8 bowls, 11 cups with 10 stands, a sugar, creamer, waste bowl, sauceboat with attached undertray, a small oval dish, a covered oval side dish, a covered round side dish, an open side dish, a small oval platter and a large oval platter. The white bodies centered with a scrolling foliate gilt medallion, the borders with scrolling gilt foliate motifs, with gilt rims, with cobalt fleur-de-lis accents allover - 9 3/4in. diam., the dinner plates. Estimate $800-1,000
PROVENANCE: Descended through a New England family