With deep colours, scrolls, shells and of course birds, this diner service from Paris in the Napoleon III era is not only fabulous and elegant, but also very rare.
 
Polychromatic French Terre de fer (ironstone) diner services were the preserve of the rich, and this one by the high end company, HB&C .
 
This came from an elegant Parisian Maison and three pieces are available separately.
 
The sauce boat is beautifully styled with ornate handles, the saucer is attached in the French style and is in very good antique condition with a little patination inside the bowl.
 
This wonderful sauce tureen measures 9" by 5" at the base and 5.5" tall