Vintage Theodore Haviland Regents Park Pink Rose Luncheon Plates - Set of 4

{HISTORY}

Debuting in the 1940s, this vintage set of pink rose luncheon plates was made by Theodore Haviland New York. Part of the Regents Park Rose pattern and featuring a large, blousy, pale pink rose  with an embossed laurel leaf wreath around the shoulder, we suspect this design was most likely named after Regents Park in London.

Home to the Queen’s Rose Garden since the 1930s, this area of the park boasts over 12,000 roses highlighting over 80 different varieties in all shapes and colors. 

Theodore Haviland’s plates didn’t come with a specific variety name other than Rose, but it’s a beauty of a blossom for sure. Containing shades of blush, mauve, ballet pink, mulberry and ice pink set against light sage and dark grey-green leaves, it’s a soft, neutral color palette that blends so well with other mix and match floral dishware.

The Haviland family had a long history of creating exquisite patterns and designs. Interesting and unique as all creatives are, each member of the family brought their own celebrated aesthetic to the dishware industry across France, Germany and the United States. Read more about this fascinating family in our blog post here. 

Just as pretty for decorating as it is for table display, especially given the textured shoulder which creates lovely shadows in certain light, these four luncheon plates lend a dramatic aesthetic in so many ways.

If you like to set a highly patterned table with stacks of graduated plates at each setting, the laurel wreaths add lots of visual appeal. The flowers themselves also look great paired with smaller sized rose patterns and help to create a full garden effect on the table with blooms in all shapes and sizes.

So pretty for the spring and summer seasons as well as romantic Valentine’s Day dinners and Brit Box binge parties, it’s hard not to find an occasion in which these four would not be well-suited. 

Contemporary photo of the Queen’s Garden, Regents Park, London courtesy Bill Boaden. 

 

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

- Matching set of four luncheon plates

- Regents Park Rose pattern

- Each plate is stamped on back with maker’s mark

{CONDITION}

In lovely vintage condition, these plates contain no cracks, chips, or staining. There are a few random, light utensil marks on three of the plates, but due to the overall design of the pattern,  these are barely noticeable. Please see photos. 

{SIZE}

Each plate measures 9” inches (diameter) and weighs x 8" inches (width) and weighs 1 lb.