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F & S Ivy Pattern Cups, Bowls, and Saucers

Ivy Pattern Cups, Bowls, and Saucers

1980? Here are three saucers, three cups, and three large bowls without handles perfect for a "Café au lait." The distinctive feature is an ivy garland around the rim of each piece. The cup and the bowls feature a large oval presentation of a fable with a title and two, three, or four verses of the fable on the opposite side. Various pieces have come for between $10 and $15 from Lorraine Busey, Orange, VA; Charles Alberti, Bemidji, MN; Richard Hutson, Aiken, S.C.; and and Eileen51 through eBay, at various times between '04 and May, '13.  Pair of FC bowls for $59.99 from sparkjoy 14 through Ebay, Sept., '22

Ivy Pattern Cups, Bowls, and Saucers

A handleless bowl 6" across featuring TH with the first two verses of the fable. The tortoise is about to pass a "5" milepost.

A handleless bowl 6" across featuring MM with four verses asking who of us does not build castles in Spain. Perrette holds her head in horror as she looks down at the dropped pitcher and the spilled milk.

A handleless bowl 6" across featuring "Les Animaux de La Fontaine." The lines on the back are "Ecoutez humains/Vous verrez que chez vous/J'ai puisé ces leçons." The illustration shows a child sitting before a large gathering of animals with the camel and elephant at their center.

A pair of handleless bowls 6" across featuring FC.  The lines on the back are "Apprenez que tout flatteur vit aux dépens de celui qui l'écoute."  

A handled cup 3 ½" high, 4 ¾" across the cup, and 6" across if one includes bowl and the handle. It features GA with the last two verses of the fable. The ant and grasshopper are distinctive in their black and brown colorings, respectively. One extra exemplar.  Also one MM cup, illustrated like the bowl above.

Three saucers with a continuous ivy ring close to the rim of each.