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

• Pattern:  Lyric (Discontinued)
• Made in USA by Limoges USA
• Vintage: 1930's - 1946
• Details:  This is a very beautiful china pattern.  It consists of a very wide gold border with scrolls and gold flowers all completed in 22Kt gold.  In the center there are bunches of pink roses, yellow and blue flowers with green leaves.  Also a beautiful blue floral medallion/ribbon, which also contains tiny white flowers,  surrounds yet another large bunch of flowers in pink, blue and yellow.  The border is scalloped, not smooth and so is the bowl on the inside.  The backstamp has long been worn off on the bowls but we guarantee these are Limoges USA in the "Lyric" pattern.  
• Materials:  Ceramic
• Dimension:  5.25 inches in Diameter, approx. 1.0 inch Tall
• Condition:  Vintage - Used.  Excellent Condition.  There is a little bit of crazing on the underside of the bowls, not in front.  There are no cracks, chips, or visible scratches on these bowls.  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.