Porcelain dinner service
" Paris Médaille d'or 1878 "

Description

Monochrome and gilt porcelain dinner service. France, Vierzon, 1878. Marked "AD. HACHE PEPIN LEHALLEUR 1878 Médaille d'OR PARIS II".
Vierzon, France, 1878. Marked "AD. HACHE PEPIN LEHALLEUR 1878 Médaille d'OR PARIS Vierzon - Paris" and "H&PL/V." under all pieces.

The service was awarded the gold medal at the famous Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1878.
There are 92 items in this set, weighing 44 kg:
35 dinner plates (diameter 24.5 cm),
15 soup plates (diameter 24.5 cm, height 4 cm),
26 dessert plates (diameter 21.5 cm),
1 large soup tureen with lid (diameter 22.5 cm, height 24 cm),
1 vegetable dish (diameter 20 cm, height 9 cm),
1 coupe montée (diameter 22 cm, height 9 cm),
1 round dish (diameter 32 cm),
3 oval dishes of various sizes (length 46 cm, 41 cm, 34 cm),
1 saucier with lid (length 24 cm),
2 sauce boats for cold sauces (length 23 cm),
1 fruit bowl (diameter 23 cm, height 15 cm),
1 platter (diameter 21.5 cm, height 14 cm).
Service in perfect condition, as it has been kept in its cabinet for 140 years.

Hutzler family porcelain dishes, circa 1878

1878 World's Fair