Verbano Laveno - Table service (32) - Porcelain

White porcelain dinnerware composed of:

1 round serving plate with diameter 30.2 cm

12 dessert or appetizer plates with diameter 19.7 cm

23 flat plates with diameter 23.9 cm

1 oval serving plate 40.5 x 26.8 cm

1 oval serving plate 35.7 x 23.4 cm

1 oval serving plate 32 x 20.9 cm

2 oval hors d'oeuvre plates 21.5 x 13.2 cm

1 sauce boat height 8.5 x 21.4 cm

1 bowl height 8.5 x diameter 25.6 cm

1 bowl height 6.5 x diameter 23.7 cm.

Edges with a silvered rim and a delicate floral motif and stylized sprigs in rust/brown, arranged on small branches along the edge. The dark green mark belongs to Verbano Laveno (Verbano Factory of the Italian Ceramics Society), a historic porcelain manufacturer based in Laveno-Mombello, in the province of Varese. Emblem in the shape of a triangle topped with a stylized crown with a cross on top. The triangle is framed by decorative ribbon and garland motifs. Inside the triangle the inscription VERBANO appears, while below the decorative element the inscription LAVENO is present. This specific green under-glaze mark is generally associated with the production of table porcelain, tea services, or decorative objects made between the 1930s and 1965.