French, late 19th/early 20th century, scalloped gilt borders and monogram "EWB", comprising: seven dessert plates, undersides marked "J.P./L./France", 7-1/2 in.; eight dinner plates, undersides marked "Haviland/France" and "Cordon & Co./Atlanta", 9-5/8 in.; 12 salad plates, undersides marked "Haviland/France" and "Cordon & Co./Atlanta", 8-5/8 in.; 12 handled soup bowls, 11 with undersides marked "B&Co/France", one with underside marked "Hutschenreuther Selb/Bavaria/Germany", 5-3/8 in.; Provenance: The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia
Condition
scattered surface scratches, surface dirt layer and residue accretion, losses to gilding throughout with areas of possible retouch, scattered minor edge chips; Hutschenreuther bowl of slightly different form; one soup bowl with break and loss to one handle, one bowl with break and repair to one handle, one bowl with spider crack to base and possible repair, one bowl with minor interior chip and repair to edge; most dinner plates with some edge chips, one with crack through plate edge