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Belvedere
Submitted by atomicscott on Sat, 01/07/2012 - 3:46pm
Geneva Porcelain Serving Bowl
This elegant creamer and sugar bowl were made by Belvedere Inc. between 1947 and 1949 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Both pieces have a beautiful dark warm gray eggshell glaze.
With its short production run, Geneva Porcelain dinnerware is incredibly rare. In all of my years collecting in the Chicago and Southern Wisconsin areas around Lake Geneva, I have only stumbled across this one dinnerware set that has dinner plates, salad plates, cereal bowls, coffee cups, serving bowls and this sweet creamer and sugar bowl.
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(3 votes)
Re: Belvedere
What a lovely line, exemplifying understated elegance. How do the pieces feel in the hand?
Re: Belvedere
The dinnerware is beautifully made and feels so good with its eggshell glaze.
Re: Belvedere
Documenting these little-known US pottery and porcelain companies is really very important. Thanks for sharing with us a little bit about Belvedere. I hope others will come forward with their information and finds as well. Nice post, Scott.
Regarding the shapes, they seem to me to share features found in various other lines. For example, the finial looks like the finial Metlox later used on some of its Tempo shape. The creamer shape is familiar as are the handles. Can't quite place the similars. The dark eggshell glaze is a very nice choice.
Re: Belvedere
Thank goodness for Lois Lerner's wonderful book! Without that resource, there is almost no information available about Belvedere.
I have always been fascinated by this Geneva Porcelain. I think it has an elegance and sophistication that belies its humble origins. My only complaint is that I have never been able to find any other pieces.
Re: Belvedere
These are so elegant! The handles are so graceful, and the glaze is subtle and timeless. It almost looks like a gunmetal gray - is there a metallic quality to it at all?