A French Faience Dinner Service

20th Century

each marked Pierre Deux/Atelier de Segries/Moustiers France, comprising:
12 dinner plates
12 salad plates
12 bread plates
12 bowls
12 teacups with saucers
1 teapot
1 creamer
1 covered sugar
1 carafe
2 pitchers
1 large serving bowl
1 covered vegetable tureen
1 large platter
1 small platter
1 basket;
71 items total.
Diameter of dinner plates 10 1/2 inches.

Property from the Estate of George Burrows

This lot is located in Chicago.

George Burrows was a gentleman in every sense of the word. Born in Chicago and raised in nearby Park Ridge, his mother maintained a lovely home furnished with antiques, many of which he inherited and treasured in his own collection. He spent summers during his childhood and teen years in Mackinac Island, Michigan, where he later restored his family’s home to a masterpiece. He graduated from the University of Miami and continued to spend much of his time in Florida throughout his life. As a young man, he went to work building his family business, The Burrows Company, and expanded it significantly over the years until he sold the company in 2009. While he was a tireless worker, he found time for extensive travel and took thirteen trips on the Concorde Supersonic Airliner to Paris and London. He also regularly made trips to New York City to maintain his immaculate and beautifully tailored wardrobe. Mr. Burrows enjoyed fine hotels, fine dining, and elegant surroundings. The collection offered by Freeman’s | Hindman reflects his refined taste for objects and works of art that were cherished in his homes for decades.

Good condition overall. A few iitems have very small chips which reveal the underlying terra cotta. One of the two pitchers has a larger chip/loss to its rim, as well as a visible hairline crack. Otherwise the group is in in very attractive and usable condition. The chips likely occurred during storage/moving; the service doesn't appear to have been used for dining.

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A French Faience Dinner Service

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