Kovels – Antiques & Collecting: Week of Aug. 3, 2009The mark “Haviland Limoges” means fine porcelain to most collectors, but in the 1870s Charles Haviland wanted to expand his company’s offerings. He traveled from Limoges, France, to Paris looking for new ideas and hired Felix Bracquemond to head a new operation in Auteuil, France. Bracquemond soon introduced plates and vases that were not decorated […]
![Creative Playthings, Inc. Hobby Horse: Creative Playthings, Inc. Hobby Horse USA, c. 1950 birch, lacquered wood 12 w x 25 d x 20 h inches Signed with branded manufacturer's mark to edge: [Creative Playthings Inc. Princeton, N.J.].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/369/19170/6494323_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70)
