L Straus & Sons LS&S Carlsbad Austria Gravy Boat Pink Roses Blue Flowers

Description

L Straus & Sons LS&S Carlsbad Austria Gravy Boat Pink Roses Blue Flowers
Pink roses, blue flowers, green vines/leaves, scalloped edge, gold trim.
Attached underplate is 9” x 6”. Gravy boat is 7” spout to spout.
Condition: The gold trim has obvious wear. There are many small flecks of color inside, especially around the perimeter of the bottom. There are some glaze pits that have discolored brown here and there. Underside of underplate has some marks and base has several discolored glaze pits. No chips, cracks, or crazing.
More details: The LS&S Carlsbad Austria backstamp was used by L Straus & Sons. A hand painted number is also present – please see the photos. L Straus & Sons was an American importer affiliated with Macy’s department store. The company had their own porcelain decorating factory in Carlsbad, then part of Austria. (Some trivia: Isidor, one of the Straus sons, went down with the Titanic.) Based on historical information, I am guessing this gravy boat is pre-World War I.
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