Vintage Harkerware Currier and Ives Dessert Set New Old Stock Plates Server Box 8Pc
Vtg 1950s Harker Pottery Currier Ives Winter Homestead Pie Plate Serving Set NOS
COLLECTION COMPONENT & SIZE- One (1) Master Cake Pan Plate / Platter: Measures exactly 10-1/2 inches in diameter. Features the flagship large-scale \"The Old Homestead in Winter\" central portrait with heavily scalloped borders.- Six (6) Dessert / Pastry Side Plates: Measure exactly 6-1/4 inches in diameter. The plates are beautifully varied, featuring alternating classic winter landscape scenes (\"The Old Homestead in Winter\" and \"The Farmer\'s Home - Winter\").- One (1) Solid Ceramic Pastry / Pie Server: Measures approximately 9-1/4 inches in total length. Beautifully detailed along the face with the classic horse-drawn winter sleigh scene and gold accents.- One (1) Original Factory Storage Box: Authentic mid-century dual-tone industrial box displaying the official Harker Pottery Company crest, \"The Oldest Pottery in America\" branding, and factory locations.
ITEM DESCRIPTION & HISTORICAL CONTEXT:Up for your consideration is a remarkable, choice piece of mid-century Americana: a complete, eight-piece Harkerware Dessert and Pie Hostess Serving Set in the highly coveted Currier & Ives Winter Series. This particular grouping is an absolute time capsule find, remaining completely unused and safely preserved inside its original 1950s factory shipping container for over 70 years.
Produced by the historic Harker Pottery Company at their legendary Ohio River valley factories, this set represents the pinnacle of post-war domestic entertaining ware. Every ceramic plate is engineered with Harker’s signature \"Royal Gadroon\" scalloped rim, which is meticulously detailed with a bright, reflective 22 Karat Gold edge. The central lithograph decals showcase iconic Currier & Ives winter farmhouse scenes, executed in rich, contrasting dark sepia-charcoal tones that pop beautifully against the cream-white ceramic slip.
What makes this specific assembly exceptionally rare for collectors is the inclusion of the intact, solid ceramic matching pastry server. Because these utensils were highly fragile and used heavily, they are almost universally missing or broken in surviving modern sets. Retaining the full complement of six matching 6-1/4 inch dessert plates alongside the 10-1/2 inch master cake pan plate and the 9-1/4 inch server makes this an incredibly scarce collector\'s acquisition.
PROVENANCE & ESTATE CONTEXT:This set features a fascinating military service and retail lineage. It was originally purchased on-base at a military exchange and subsequently packed away into a service member\'s military footlocker. This chest remained completely untouched and unopened from the day it was officially shipped back home to the owner\'s wife until its recent discovery. The items have been perfectly preserved in this time-capsule environment for decades. (Note: The outer packing box associated with this estate lot features historical stenciling reading \"61 S H KRESS CO LAKELAND FLA.\", highlighting its regional local interest and mid-century retail chain custody).
Condition. Offered in exceptional, New Old Stock (NOS) / Unused condition. The ceramic bodies are completely free of utensil marks, scratches, chips, flea bites, or structural cracks. The factory 22k gold trim is fully intact across every scalloped edge with no polishing loss or friction wear from handling. The glaze is bright and glassy, completely devoid of the dishwashing cloudiness or heavy rear crazing typically found on loose vintage sets. The underlying factory box shows typical light shelf age, minor ambient surface dust from long-term storage, and period handwriting notation, but remains structurally sound and completely intact. Please study the high-resolution photos to verify the immaculate factory finish.
ITEM SPECIFICS:- Brand: Harker Pottery Company (Harkerware)- Line / Series: Currier & Ives- Pattern Motif: \"The Old Homestead in Winter\" & \"The Farmer\'s Home - Winter\"- Era / Period: 1950s Mid-Century Modern- Material: Semi-Vitreous Art Pottery / Ceramic- Country of Origin: Made in U.S.A. (East Liverpool, Ohio / Chester, W. Va.)- Total Pieces Included: Eight (8) Piece Complete Hostess Set- Trim: Scalloped \"Royal Gadroon\" edges with genuine 22 Karat Gold lining- Condition: New Old Stock (NOS) / Unused in Original Factory Box
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