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Set of Four Footed White Rose Dessert Bowls — Platinum-Trim Cream China, 4.5″

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Mid-Century (1940s–1960s) Porcelain / Ceramic Very Good
HDRK-VR-0052

Four little footed bowls, matched and ready for the sweet part of the evening. Each is warm cream china with a single white garden rose printed at the center, raised on a short pedestal foot, with a bright platinum band lined around both the rim and the foot. Just the size a mid-century hostess kept on hand for berries and cream, a scoop of sherbet, or whatever small indulgence closed out supper. Marked "Fine Manchester China," circa 1950s, from an estate near Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Details

  • Set of four matching footed bowls
  • Each 4.5" in diameter x 1.5" deep — fruit, dessert, or berry size
  • Raised on a short pedestal foot (compote / sauce style)
  • Warm cream/ivory glazed china, glossy finish
  • Printed white-rose transfer centered in each bowl
  • Hand-lined platinum (silver-toned) trim on both the rim and the foot ring
  • Marked "Fine Manchester China" on the base
  • Mid-century, circa 1950s

Condition: Very Good. All four present, no chips or cracks, glaze bright and glossy, platinum bright with only light age-appropriate wear.

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Set of Four Footed White Rose Dessert Bowls — Platinum-Trim Cream China, 4.5"

Circa 1950s

Mid-Century Floral China

Dessert once had its own small ritual, and a set like this was made for it — four matched bowls a mid-century hostess kept for berries and cream or a scoop of sherbet at the close of supper. Each is warm cream china with a single white garden rose at the center, raised on a short pedestal foot in the old compote-and-sauce manner and finished with hand-lined platinum around both the rim and the foot.

The base reads "Fine Manchester China," a period giftware backstamp of the 1950s rather than the mark of any documented factory. The silver-toned trim and the printed rose place it squarely in its decade. The set came to us from an estate near Fredericksburg, Virginia — four small bowls that stayed together through the years and are ready to gather again at the sweet end of a meal.

Materials Cream-glazed china with a printed white-rose transfer; raised on a short pedestal foot; hand-lined platinum trim on both rim and foot ring.
Care Hand-wash only in warm, soapy water. The platinum trim is not microwave- or dishwasher-safe. Skip abrasive pads and scouring powders to keep the rims bright.
From the Research Archives
vintagerose.us Catalog No. HDRK-VR-0052 • July 2026

Specifications

Dimensions
6 × 6 × 6 in
Weight
3 lbs
SKU
HDRK-VR-0052

There was a time when dessert was its own small ceremony. Not a sheet cake, not a pint straight from the freezer — a few berries with cream, a scoop of sherbet, a spoonful of something sweet served in a bowl kept just for that. This set of four is exactly the kind a mid-century hostess reached for: small, matched, and pretty enough to bring to the table without a second thought.

Each bowl is warm cream china, glossy and easy on the eye, with a single white garden rose printed dead center — ivory-white with a blush at the heart and green leaves behind it. What lifts them above the everyday berry bowl is the form: each one is raised on a short pedestal foot, in the compote-and-sauce tradition, and the platinum comes in twice — a hand-lined band around the rim and a second line following the foot. Silver-toned rather than gold, it gives the set a cooler, cleaner look than the usual gold-trimmed china of the era. At 4.5 inches across and an inch and a half deep, they stay small footed bowls rather than tall compotes — right in that useful spot for fruit, dessert, berries, or sauce.

The base carries a heraldic shield reading "Fine Manchester China" — no country, no pattern number, just the mark. Manchester China is one of those mid-century giftware names that never left much of a paper trail, so I'll call it what it is: a charming period backstamp of the 1950s rather than proof of any particular factory. The rose and the platinum tell you plenty about when this was made and who it was made for. This set came to us from an estate near Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Details

  • Set of four matching footed bowls
  • Each 4.5" in diameter x 1.5" deep — fruit, dessert, or berry size
  • Raised on a short pedestal foot (compote / sauce style)
  • Warm cream/ivory glazed china, glossy finish
  • Printed white-rose transfer centered in each bowl
  • Hand-lined platinum (silver-toned) trim on both the rim and the foot ring
  • Marked "Fine Manchester China" on the base
  • Mid-century, circa 1950s

Condition: Very Good. All four bowls present with no chips and no cracks. The glaze is bright and glossy throughout and the platinum stays bright with only light, age-appropriate wear. The rose decals are crisp; one reads very slightly lighter than its mates, the ordinary variance you'd expect from mid-century printing. A clean, ready-to-use set.

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