Created by T&V (Tressemanes & Vogt) of Limoges, France, this set's ornate gold handles are enhanced by colorful bluebirds, clusters of flowers, and silhouettes of flying birds.
T&V Creamer and Sugar Bowl from France
**Sugar bowl is approximately 6 inches wide (including handles) and 4 3/4 inches tall**
**Creamer is approximately 5 inches wide (including spout and handle) and 3 1/2 inches tall**
**Each piece is divided by a gold band around the center, the bottom is a faint yellow and the top is white. The top half is decorated with birds and flowers**
**On the bottom of each piece is "Limoges France" with what looks like "adalt" printed under a rectangle with T&V. Also on the bottom, in red, is: "Hand Painted, Stouffer"**
**Beautiful, thick gold accents throughout**
**Expected amount of wear throughout: Creamer has chip at rim, by handle; sugar bowl has small missing spot of gold paint on the center line, under a bluebird's wing**
**No breaks, no repairs, no cracks, no crazing, some internal spotting**
**There is an interesting glitch in the painting on this set. Apparently, the person who painted the silhouettes of the flying birds held each piece upside down while painting because the bird silhouettes are upside down when the pieces are right side up! Lid was painted correctly**
**According to Kovel's New Dictionary of Marks, T&V used the bell stamp from 1891 to 1907 and the rectangle with T&V from 1892 to 1917.**
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