Vintage Mid-Century Royal Selb China 7 Piece Place Setting

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Mid-century elegance. Fine German bone china decorated with delicate sprays of soft pink flowers with leaves and graceful stems in … Read more Mid-century elegance. Fine German bone china decorated with delicate sprays of soft pink flowers with leaves and graceful stems in a soft gray/green and trimmed with gold. Each of the twelve piece place settings comes with a dinner plate, salad plate, soup bowl, dessert/salad plate, berry bowl and cup and saucer.

The understated elegance of the lovely subtle decoration juxtaposed with extravagant number of pieces per setting and the rich gold highlights creates the feeling of opulence without ostentation, that is part of the mid century sensibility.

As noted on the back, this set was made by H. Royal Selb Company of Germany and made exclusively, for the J L. Hudson department stores. This set dates from between 1950-1960. Given as a gift years ago, it was stored, treasured and reportedly never used. It is in excellent vintage condition.

Dimensions:
Dinner Plate - 10.625 diameter x 1" high
Salad Plate - 7.875" diameter x .5" high
Soup Bowl - 7.125" diameter x 1.5" high
Berry Bowl - 5.5" diameter x 1" high
Bread Plate - 6.375" diameter x .5" high
Cup - 4 .75" including handle x 3.75" cup diameter x 2.25" high
Saucer - 6.125" diameter x .75" high See less