20th CENTURY LIMOGES PORCELAIN COMPOSITE SERVING PART, MANUFACTURE OF BERNARDAUD Largely based on the service made for the reception of H.M. Queen Elizabeth during her visit to France in April 1957. Decorated in gold with exotic birds on shrubs: - a round covered tureen (L.: 32 cm; 12 ½ in.), - 2 large round dishes (D.: 31.5 cm; 12 1/5 in.), - 2 round dishes with two handles (L.: 29.5 cm; 11 ½ in.), - one round dish (D.: 28.5 cm; 11 ¼ in.), - a rectangular cake dish (L.: 39.5 cm; 15 ½ in.), - an oval ravier (L.: 23.5 cm; 9 ¼ in.), - 32 dinner plates (D.: 24.5 cm; 9 ½ in.), - 25 soup plates (D.: 23.5 cm; 9 ¼ in.), - 23 dessert plates (D.: 21,5 cm; 8 ½ in.), - 23 cake plates (D.: 19,3 cm; 7 ½ in.), - a covered teapot (H.: 20 cm; 7 ¾ in.), - a covered sugar pot (H.: 12.5 cm; 5 in.), - a milk jug (H.: 7 cm; 2 ¾ in.), - 5 bowls with two handles and 4 saucers (H.: 5 cm; 2 in., D.: 17 cm; 6 ¾ in.), - 12 teacups and 17 saucers (H.: 4.5 cm; 1 ¾ in., D.: 15 cm; 6 in.), - 8 coffee cups and 11 saucers (H.: 5 cm; 2 in., D. 11 cm; 4 ¼ in.) (171) A 171-piece composite part Limoges porcelain table service, Bernardaud manufactory, 20th century