Few tableware forms are as specifically beautiful as the bone dish — kidney-shaped by design, placed at each person's setting to receive the small discards of a formal meal: olive pits, a mussel shell, the delicate bones of a fish course. They belong to a particular era of table etiquette, and they carry that elegance in every curve.
This set of six is Bavarian porcelain at its most ornate: two large pink roses with sprigs of smaller blooms, surrounded by green leaves, all on an embossed kidney-shaped body with swirled and spiked rim details and brushed gold borders. The shaping alone is remarkable — this is a mold that required real craft to produce. Stamped 52, likely a mold or pattern number; the form matches Bavarian makers Schönwald or Schirnding, both among Germany's finest porcelain houses.
Today these serve beautifully as tapas dishes, hors d'oeuvres plates, mise en place bowls, or a refined addition to a display of antique porcelain. A truly special set for a collector of European porcelain, a lover of romantic antique tableware, or anyone who wants a table that feels genuinely historical.
Maker: Bavarian porcelain, Germany (likely Schönwald or Schirnding, unconfirmed)
Pattern: Pink roses with embossed swirl and spike rim detail
Material: Porcelain with brushed gold
Set: 6 matching bone dishes
Dimensions: 6½" long, 4¾" wide, approx. 1½" tall
Era: Antique, 1920s–1930s
Condition: Excellent antique condition. Minor gold wear consistent with age — no cracks or chips. Not new; please review all photos carefully, as all sales are final.
