Laveno Antique | Table Service · Complete Set

A complete Laveno table, assembled from a single sourcing. Three serving dishes in graduated sizes, six dinner plates, and a serving bowl — all carrying the same aged beige glaze and fine web of crazing. Matched for tone and condition. The patina shifts from piece to piece, as it does across any table of this age; the pieces read as a set because they are one, not because they were made uniform. Assembling a service like this from separate sources is the work of years — this one came intact. The house was founded at Laveno on Lake Maggiore and became one of Italy's principal earthenware producers, supplying households and restaurants into the twentieth century. The undermark, introduced in 1883, dates these pieces to somewhere between 1900 and 1940. Key Features Finish / Hardware: Aged beige earthenware glaze · Natural crazing throughout · Undermark to base Era: Antique Italian production, c. 1900–1940 Features: Heavy thick-walled earthenware · Matched service · Natural crazing variation between pieces Included: 1 × Serving Dish 34.5 cm · 1 × Serving Dish 40 cm · 1 × Serving Dish 44.5 cm · 6 × Dinner Plate 24.5 cm · 1 × Serving Bowl 21 cm Dimensions Serving Dish: 34.5 × 26.5 cm · 40 × 29.5 cm · 44.5 × 34 cm Dinner Plate: 24.5 cm diameter Serving Bowl: 21 cm diameter × 7 cm height Care Instructions Hand wash only — do not machine wash Do not soak; prolonged immersion may penetrate the crazing and stain the body Avoid sudden temperature changes — the crazing makes the glaze susceptible to thermal shock Not suitable for oven or microwave — earthenware of this age is not rated for heat Dry thoroughly before storing; the crazing glaze is original and should not be restored or sealed