- RALPH LAUREN LIMOGES FRANCE DINNERWARERalph
RALPH LAUREN LIMOGES FRANCE DINNERWARERalph Lauren Limoges France Dinnerware to include: 4 dinner plates (11 3/4"d); 4 luncheon plates (10 3/4"d); 4 salad plates (8 3/4"d); 4 soup bowls (8 3/4"d); 4 crystal dessert plates with gold rims (
- A Pharmacist's Porcelain Occupational
A Pharmacist's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
with the name J.C. Gay in gilt lettering, and depicting a gentleman behind the counter of a pharmacy in a lab coat while talking to a customer.
underside marked T&V Limoges France.
Height 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Plumber's Porcelain Occupational Shaving
A Plumber's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name Gus Reber in gilt lettering, featuring a kneeling gentleman sweating a pipe.
underside marked T&V Limoges France and signed E.J. Mooney.
Height 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Porcelain Shaving Mug Depicting a
A Porcelain Shaving Mug Depicting a Woman Riding an Ice Velocipede
Late 19th Century
with the name W.M. Anglemoyer in gilt lettering, depicting a woman riding an ice velocipede across a winter landscape.
underside marked T & V Limoges France, with Alpha written in gilt.
Height 3 5/8 inches.
According to The Allentown Leader, a William M. Anglemoyer (1875-1946) married Grace Isabella Baker Palmer on November 9, 1916, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Anglemoyer, a prominent merchant, owned two grocery stores and a knitting mill locally. Grace (1874-1945), possibly represented here, was first married to Scotten and Dillon tobacco salesman Herman Palmer (1880-1915). During the first decade of the twentieth century, Grace worked as a typewriter at the American Hotel in Allentown and later became the purchasing agent for the Phoenixville Hospital.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Porcelain Shaving Mug Depicting a
A Porcelain Shaving Mug Depicting a Tandem Bicycle, Possibly Belonging to Charles and Anna Kohlmeyer
Late 19th Century
with the name Charles Kohlmeyer in gilt lettering in a scroll, flanked by two cherubs and centered with a depiction of a man and a woman riding a tandem bicycle.
underside marked T&V Limoges France.
Height 3 1/2 inches.
U.S. Federal Census returns record a Charles Kohlmeyer (1869-1927) as a resident of Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio. Kohlmeyer worked as a butcher at a meat market and married Anna Bailey (1869-1930) in 1892. The couple had two children together, Florence and Holly. Another Charles Kohlmeyer is documented as a resident of Missouri around the same time, but his marriage unfortunately ended in divorce, at odds with the idyllic courtship pictured here.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Confectioner's Porcelain Occupational
A Confectioner's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Belonging to Charles Woodland
Early 20th Century
bearing the name C.G. Woodland.underside marked T&V Limoges France.Height 3 5/8 inches.
Charles G. Woodland (1885-1957) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1885 to William C. and Caroline Waltz Woodland. According to U.S. Federal Census records, Woodland worked as a salesman at a confectionary store by 1910. He married Martha Heath on August 26, 1922, and the couple had a son, Charles, in 1925. Woodland apparently switched industries by 1930, when census returns indicate his profession as a men's clothing salesman.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- Three Porcelain Occupational Shaving
Three Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mugs Depicting Horse-Drawn Delivery Wagons
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
comprising a laundry wagon example for W.M. Sherman, marked T&V Limoges France; a Brooklyn Wholesale Confectionery example for Louis Senft; and a Borden's Dairy example for Frank A. Baer, marked Felda China / Germany.Height of largest 3 3/4 inches.
Louis Senft is listed in Brooklyn, New York City Directories as a Confectioner on Graham Avenue by 1906. He was born circa 1877 in New York to German immigrants Henry and Lizzie Senft. The U..S. Federal Census of 1940 suggests that Senft still worked in the candy industry at that time.
The New York Condensed Milk Company was founded by inventor and entrepreneur Gail Borden in Wassaic, New York in 1861. The company changed its name to Borden Dairy in 1919 to honor its late founder, and the firm enjoyed remarkable growth during the 1920s, adding ice cream and cheese to its repertoire.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Furniture Maker or Salesman's Porcelain
A Furniture Maker or Salesman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
with the name R. Spiegel in gilt lettering, depicting a chest of drawers and a mirror.
underside marked T&V Limoges France and with the name Alpha written in gilt.
Height 3 1/2 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A WWI Colonel's Porcelain Shaving Mug
Early
A WWI Colonel's Porcelain Shaving Mug
Early 20th Century
with the name Col. Kemper / Depot Brigade Camp Devens / 1917 below two crossed rifles.
underside marked T&V Limoges France.
Height 3 1/2 inches.
Colonel James Brown Kemper (1876-1942) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He served in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War and at Fort Devens in Massachusetts during World War I. The fort was established in 1917 as a training base and served as a separation center after the war.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Porcelain Shaving Mug Depicting a
A Porcelain Shaving Mug Depicting a Cylinder Phonograph
Early 20th Century
with the name Joseph (illegible) in gilt lettering, likely made for a phonograph salesman.
underside marked T&V Limoges France.
Height 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
A Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Depicting a Lumber Wagon
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name J.A. Duck in gilt lettering, and depicting a gentleman driving a horse-drawn lumber wagon.underside marked T&V Limoges France, with P. Eisemann in gilt.Height 3 7/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Metalworker's Porcelain Occupational
A Metalworker's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
with the name O.R. Schellenberger in gilt lettering, depicting the construction of an ornamental iron fence.underside marked T&V Limoges France, with L. King written in gilt.Height 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Photographic Transfer Shaving Mug
A Photographic Transfer Shaving Mug Depicting the Administrative Building at the 1893 World's Fair
Late 19th Century
with the name Theo. Gottmann in gilt lettering above the photograph.
underside marked T & V Limoges France.
Height 3 1/2 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Baseball Player's Porcelain Occupational
A Baseball Player's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug, Possibly Identified to Mickey Heath
Early 20th Century
depicting a group of baseball players in front of a grandstand, with the name Home Run Heath in gilt lettering, in possible reference to Mickey Heath's remarkable Minor League batting record.underside marked Limoges France.Height 3 1/2 inches.
Minor Wilson "Mickey" Heath (1903-1986) began his baseball career playing for the Hollywood Stars, a California Minor League Team in the Pacific Coast League. Over his seventeen Minor League seasons, Heath hit 247 home runs and helped his team clinch the championship title during his final year with the Stars. In 1931, Heath joined the Cincinnati Reds for one season, in which he played first base.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Teacher's Porcelain Occupational Shaving
A Teacher's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
with the name Emiddio Naddeo in gilt lettering against a seafoam wrap, depicting a teacher lecturing to a classroom of students. gilt painted base reads Record From Ernesto Corral. underside marked T & V Limoges France.Height 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Linesman's Porcelain Occupational
A Linesman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Early 20th Century
bearing the name C.J. Hughes in gilt lettering, and featuring a telephone linesman on a pole fixing wires.underside marked T&V Limoges France.Height 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Mailman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving
A Mailman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Early 20th Century
bearing the name R. Oglesby on the face of a postcard.card dated Dec. 25, 1916 with postmark of Chester, PA, and features a hand-painted Thomas Jefferson 1-cent stamp.underside marked T&V Limoges France and with further marks for G.B.S.Co.Height 3 3/4 inches.
Robert Phillip Oglesby was born on December 25, 1883, in Chester, Pennsylvania to Phillip Powell and Elizabeth Oglesby. He married Helen "Nellie" Cullen in 1905 and was working as a stone cutter at a marble yard by 1910. The U.S. Federal Census of 1920 reports that Oglesby had fathered two children and was working as a clerk at the local post office. He and Nellie went on to have two more children before his death on November 29, 1946.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- An Ambulance Driver's Porcelain Occupational
An Ambulance Driver's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Early 20th Century
bearing the name Geo. Dennis in gilt lettering, and depicting a gentleman driving an engine-powered ambulance.underside marked Philadelphia and T&V Limoges France.Height 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Steamboat Pilot's Porcelain Occupational
A Steamboat Pilot's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th Century
bearing the name in J.G. Woods gilt lettering, depicting a gentleman steering a boat wheel reading American Brotherhood Steam Boat Pilots Harbor N.Y. inscribed Faith is a Living Power below painted decoration.underside marked T&V Limoges France.Height 3 5/8 inches.
The American Brotherhood of Steamboat Pilots, Harbor No. 1 was incorporated in New York on October 23, 1888, to promote welfare among pilots and establish higher standards of qualifications for licensure and proficiency among members. Dissatisfaction with preexisting steamboat inspection laws culminated in 1880 when a passenger steamer caught fire at a New York Harbor pier as a result of neglect of duty by the vessel's captain and engineer. The name of the organization was formally changed in 1900 to the American Association of Masters, Mates, and Pilots, to include all officers aboard.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Porcelain Shaving Mug Depicting the
A Porcelain Shaving Mug Depicting the United States Capitol Building
20th Century
bearing the initials W.P. and A.B. in gilt lettering.underside marked T&V Limoges France.Height 3 3/4 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Plumber's Porcelain Occupational Shaving
A Plumber's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Early 20th Century
bearing the name F.W. Krauss in gilt lettering and depicting a plumber in a bathroom fixing a pipe.
underside marked T&V Limoges France and signed A. Riedel.
Height 4 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- An Express Deliveryman's Porcelain Occupational
An Express Deliveryman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name Ronald Driscoll in gilt lettering, and depicting a gentleman driving a horse-drawn express wagon.
underside marked T&V Limoges France.
Height 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Boiler Operator's Porcelain Occupational
A Boiler Operator's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Early 20th Century
bearing the name and date D. Kain / 1905 in gilt lettering, and depicting a gentleman shoveling coal into a boiler. underside marked T&V Limoges France.Height 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Sprinter or Runner's Porcelain Shaving
A Sprinter or Runner's Porcelain Shaving Mug
Early 20th Century
bearing the name Doyle in gilt lettering, and depicting a crouching runner or sprinter in a track and field uniform.
underside marked T&V Limoges France.
Height 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Porcelain Shaving Mug Depicting an
A Porcelain Shaving Mug Depicting an American Bulldog
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name Harry W. Gruber in gilt lettering, featuring an image of an American bulldog.
underside marked T & V Limoges France.
Height 3 1/2 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Coal Deliveryman's Porcelain Occupational
A Coal Deliveryman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Early 20th Century
bearing the name James Desthers in gilt lettering, and depicting a gentleman driving a horse-drawn wagon.underside marked T&V Limoges France.Height 3 5/8 inches.
New York City Directories from the 1910s record a James Desthers working in the "trucking" industry on West 54th Street, possibly a later iteration of the horse-drawn delivery wagon shown here.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Telephone Linesman's Porcelain Occupational
A Telephone Linesman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
20th Century
bearing the name Fred A. Ricketts in gilt lettering against a green wrap, and featuring an exceptional image of a gentleman climbing a telephone pole that reads Hudson Riv. Tel. Co.underside marked T&V Limoges France and signed H. Hoffman Decorator, Albany, N.Y.Height 3 5/8 inches.
Albany, New York City Directories from the 1920s and 1930s confirm that a Frederick A. Ricketts worked as an electrician. Ricketts married Katherine Prime McMurray on December 14, 1911, in Albany. The Hudson River Telephone Company was founded in Albany in 1883 and serviced clients along both shores of the Hudson River.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Railroad Detective's Porcelain Occupational
A Railroad Detective's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Belonging to Joshua Gray
Early 20th Century
bearing the name J.B. Gray in gilt lettering, and depicting a Smith & Wesson revolver and a police baton.
underside marked T&V Limoges France and NATL in gilt.
Height 3 5/8 inches.
Joshua B. Gray was born in 1864 in Easton, Pennsylvania to Nancy O'Daniel Gray. Census returns throughout the early twentieth century record his occupation as a railroad officer, including the U.S. Federal Census of 1920, wherein he is listed as the Railroad Police Chief in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. He had worked as a railroad detective since at least 1896, when the Allentown Morning Call reported on his testimony of September 8 that three men carried "concealed deadly weapons" on board a train. Gray died of pneumonia on March 27, 1928, and according to his obituary, he had worked for many years as the Chief of Police of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, headquartered in Phillipsburg, and also served as a member of the Philipsburg Town Council.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Photographic Transfer Porcelain Shaving
A Photographic Transfer Porcelain Shaving Mug Featuring a Peerless Touring Automobile
Early 20th Century
bearing the name Wm. R. Skinner in gilt lettering, and with a photographic transfer image of a Peerless touring automobile.underside marked Limoges France.Height 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- 15 PIECE LIMOGES PORCELAIN FISH SET15
15 PIECE LIMOGES PORCELAIN FISH SET15 pieces Limoges French porcelain fish set. Platter, sauce boat and underplate, 8 plates. All with hand painted fish and underwater motifs and gilt painted rims, all except 3 plates signed Sena. All with green Coronet Limoges France crown marks to the underside. Platter 17"L, plates each 9"-diameter. Losses to gilt decoration on all.
Provenance: From the Estate of Angela Gross Folk.
- 2 LIMOGES PORCELAIN PLATES2 Limoges
2 LIMOGES PORCELAIN PLATES2 Limoges porcelain plates. Hand painted with floral decoration, signed illegibly; scene with cherubs, signed E. Lajouanie. Both with gilt decorated rims. Both marked L.S. & S. Limoges France, with additional green marks. Each 15"W at handles. Losses to gilt painting on both, chip to handle of floral plate.
- GEORGE BOYER LIMOGES PORCELAIN DINNER
GEORGE BOYER LIMOGES PORCELAIN DINNER SERVICE, 87 George Boyer Limoges France gilt-rimmed porcelain partial dinner service with cobalt blue borders comprising 72 plates, 6 cups, and 9 saucers, some with RCM monogram, marked to bases, some with further inscription. Plate 10.75" diameter. Provenance: Removed from the Fifth Avenue residence of the MacArthur Family.
- AHRENFELDT LIMOGES BAILEY BANKS BIDDLE
AHRENFELDT LIMOGES BAILEY BANKS BIDDLE PLATES, 11 Eleven Charles Ahrenfeldt Limoges France for Bailey Banks Biddle Philadelphia paint and gilt decorated dinner plates, circa 1900, with scrolling details within the borders, marked to reverse. 9.75? diameter. Wear, losses.
- LEGLE LIMOGES FRANCE PORCELAIN DINNER
LEGLE LIMOGES FRANCE PORCELAIN DINNER PLATES, 12 12 Legle Limoges France parcel gilt porcelain dinner plates with black borders, marked to reverse. 12? diameter. Provenance: Property removed from the 5th Avenue residence of Jill and Ken Iscol.
- JESSE DEAN LIMOGES FRANCE GILT PORCELAIN
JESSE DEAN LIMOGES FRANCE GILT PORCELAIN VASE signed to base. 8? H x 6? diameter. Jesse Dean was commissioned by Presidents and Kings to design one-of-a-kind china sets and pottery. Staffordshire trained and the premier decorator at the early Lenox porcelain Co., Jesse Dean later owned and operated a small factory in Trenton, NJ. (EDGE & CO.) With a staff of fifty that consisted of men, women and children, all gifted with the skill of hand decorating china. References made to his style of imaging are in the Smithsonian Institute.
- POUYAT LIMOGES PORCELAIN BUTTER DISH
POUYAT LIMOGES PORCELAIN BUTTER DISH French porcelain butter dish with lid and strainer with gilt and pink roses, maker's mark to underside: "J. Pouyat Limoges France," Diameter 6 in.