Rare Bernardaud Limoges l'Oeillet Pink Carnation Breakfast Cup Saucer Plate Set

Presented is a wonderful set of vintage L. Bernardaud & Co Limoges cups, saucers, and plates. These pieces are made in the A l'Oeillet pattern, which features decoration in the form of detailed pink carnations, with other little floral sprays and rim detailing in the same shade. The porcelain has a basket weave texture finely rendered beneath the glaze, for a nice tactile element. The cups are a wide, shallow style which I have seen called breakfast cups, almost like a bouillon soup bowl with only one handle, though of course these can be used for whatever beverage you like. This group would make a lovely breakfast set or a set for afternoon coffee and cake, with cups, saucers, and moderate size plates. The set consists of: 3 breakfast cups—2 1/8 inches tall at the rim, 5 1/2 inches from handle to opposite side. 4 saucers—6 1/2 inches in diameter. 4 plates—7 1/2 inches in diameter. Each piece is signed on the underside for L. Bernardaud & Co, Limoges France, as well as the patt