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    Posted 9 years ago

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    Celestina
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    This is a small bowl and I am wondering what it is and if anyone knows the name of the pattern I only have one and wonder if it was part of a set. Thank you for any input.

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    1. katherinescollections katherinescollections, 9 years ago
      I'm curious to know what the two slots on the side are for? Pretty pattern!
    2. Celestina, 9 years ago
      It almost seems like an ashtray (makes me feel sick to think of that), could it have been used for that? Hopefully it was a candy dish!
    3. katherinescollections katherinescollections, 9 years ago
      I thought the same, nutsabotas, but the birds would be oddly positioned when hung on display, wouldn't they? Also it is rather bare for a wall display. Curious piece!
    4. Jewels Jewels, 9 years ago
      Maybe you could put a ribbon through the holes for hanging...is it Austria? What is the rest of the wording? Can you make it out? It is lovely
    5. DrFluffy DrFluffy, 9 years ago
      Beautiful... I love the birds flying.
    6. maryh1956 maryh1956, 9 years ago
      Isn’t the pattern name Blue bird? It looks like a bonbon or nut dish
    7. maryh1956 maryh1956, 9 years ago
      If your mark says Victoria Austria in the circle, then it was made by Schmidt & Co between 1904-18. I couldn’t find much on the history of the company, but it appears that later pieces were made in Czechoslovakia. The pattern is indeed called Bluebird, and they do have a couple of pieces at replacements.com under the Schmidt name, but not your bowl.
    8. Celestina, 9 years ago
      Thank you all for your comments and help identifying the piece. I know my grandmother went on the Grand Tour of Europe around 1905 so she may have purchased the piece then. Or perhaps it was a wedding gift when she married in 1912. She had quite a few small pieces from Europe.
    9. maryh1956 maryh1956, 9 years ago
      So does the mark say Victoria Austria? It’s blurred, and I couldn’t read it too well

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