A striking 38-piece Villeroy & Boch Jardinière service in black transfer print on warm ivory. This antique Villeroy & Boch Jardinière dinner service was designed with multiple floral motifs, allowing each guest to have a distinct place setting within a unified black and ivory pattern. The changing bouquets give a full table visual variety while the shared borders tie the service together.
The service includes a large round platter, an elongated relish dish, seven soup bowls, 16 dinner plates, 12 smaller plates in two sizes, and one newer scalloped side plate. It is an expressive choice for a dinner party, a country house dining room, or an interior designer assembling a layered tablescape. The black and ivory decoration is timeless and sophisticated.
Pieces and measurements
Piece | Quantity | Approximate size |
|---|---|---|
Large round serving platter | 1 | 14 in diameter × 1.5 in high (35.6 × 3.8 cm) |
Relish dish | 1 | 9 × 5.25 × 1.5 in (22.9 × 13.3 × 3.8 cm) |
Scallop edged side plate | 1 | 8 in diameter × 1 in high (20.3 × 2.5 cm) |
Soup bowls | 7 | 9 in diameter × 1.5 in high (22.9 × 3.8 cm); five floral motifs |
Small plates | 9 | 7 in diameter × 0.75 in high (17.8 × 1.9 cm); matching pattern |
Small plates | 3 | 7.75 in diameter × 1 in high (19.7 × 2.5 cm); matching pattern |
Dinner plates | 16 | 9.375 in diameter × 1 in high (23.8 × 2.5 cm); assorted floral motifs |
Condition
Antique condition with signs of age and use. One dinner plate in a repeated floral pattern has been cracked and repaired. While all of these pieces are antique, it appears based on pattern and marks that some pieces may have been made at different times. Please examine the photographs for the decoration and individual condition of the pieces.
About Villeroy & Boch
The Boch family began making ceramics in Lorraine in 1748. The Boch and Villeroy enterprises joined in 1836, establishing the name that became a fixture of European tableware. Jardinière’s dense garden flowers and changing bouquets show why nineteenth-century floral transferware remains so compelling on a table today.
Ways to use it
Set a formal dinner with varied bouquets at each place, or mix the plates with plain white china for a more relaxed table. The platter makes an impressive centerpiece beneath a fruit arrangement or seasonal greenery. Use the relish dish for olives, sweets, or small collected objects; display a few of the floral plates on a wall or in a cabinet between gatherings.
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