Evening star., 1937-07-08

with bed of green leaves, upon
which rest the rabbits and birds, tro-
phies OF the hunt. These were used
for the delicious stew, made from the
game, that was a favorite dish in
those days. For those who are fond
Of serving hot chocolate, on icy cold
Winter afternoons, there is a lovely
old set with hand-painted butterflies
in shades of burnt orange with black
outlines.
II you are interested in Capo di
Monte china, there are two beautiful
compotes that are about so years old,
and are exquisitely soft in coloring.
Fifty years is not so very old, when
we learn that the Capo di Monte
porcelain factory was established in
l743 by Charles III, King of Naples,
and was installed in the palace of
Capo di Monte. This continued func-
tioning until 1859 when Charles sue
ceeded to the throne of Spain and left
Naples. Tradition says that the King
often worked in the factory with his
own hands. Since that date the fac
tory has been closed and opened
many times. The first Capo di Monte
china, had on the bottom a large
blue N which stood for Naples, but
later the crown was placed above it,
and that is the mark We see more
frequently today.
One very handsome china set con-
sists of dozen service plates that are
champagne color, each with different
hand-painted miniature In the panel
border by Watteau. These plates were
brought to this country from Vienna
and were supposed to have been made
for Marie Theresa although they were
never used either by her or any one
else, as far as any one knows.
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MODERN china, that will some
day be very valuable, are the
pieces made for the coronation Of
Edward VIII and George VI. The ones
made for Edward VIII became valu-
able almost overnight, for there were
only limited number put out as SOU
venirs OF the coronation-to-be, and,
Immediately following the abdication.
We're bought up. There are still few
odd pieces to be seen that bear the
| likeness of the present Duke of Wind
sor, with the royal crown mounted
above the initials E. r. VIII Edward
Rex. The plates are of ivory color
with narrow royal blue border; the
initials and the royal coat of arms
are in gold and blue. The glassware
to match this set is crystal clear, with
the same blue and gold decorations.
The most interesting piece that
ran across was beer mug of Paragon
china in ivory tone with the painted
head of Edward VIII on one side and
the royal standards on the other
On the bottom of the mug is the in
scription: ITO commemorate the coro-
nation of Edward VIII on May II,
1887, in Westminster Abbey"
Recently, china commemorating the
coronation of George vi and Elizabeth
has been put on display. There is
also beer mug Of less expensive
make with the likeness of King George
and Queen Elizabeth painted on the
side A lovely Wedgwood bas-relief tea
set is Of dark blue with figures in
white. The tea pot carries on one side
the head of George VI, with the royal
crown above, and on the other side
the smiling Queen, with her crown.
The cream pitcher and sugar bowl
have the royal coat of arms on one
side and the initials Of the couple on
the other. Some day these will be
eagerly sought after and written about,
especially those Of the King who chose
love in preference to ruling the en-
pire on which the sun never sets.