"America's Finest China." Pickard China's South Hampton Gold place-setting is a dinnerware collection every blue & white lover should own. Layer the South Hampton with solid color plates like KSW did for Easter using Pickard's pink monogrammed collection. A place-setting from Pickard China can be enjoyed for generations on your tabletops, walls, and china cabinets. Layer your table with the South Hampton pattern using D. Porthault's Mers de Chine linens. The chinoiserie printed linens matches this plate so well that your guests might think it is all from one collection! No matter what holiday it is, you can rely on this South Hampton print. From Easter, Christmas, to patriotic Tablescapes, there is a good reason why tastemakers have used blue and white florals for generations.
South Hampton is a fresh floral pattern designed by acclaimed interior designer Charlotte Moss in blue and white.
The Pickard China story dates back to 1893 when Wilder Pickard established the company in Edgerton, Wisconsin. Wilder's son, Austin Pickard, joined the business in the late 1920's and soon began experimentations in developing a fine china dinnerware body. He moved the company to its present Antioch, Illinois location in 1930 and seven years later introduced the warm white china with the lion trademark still used today. This beautiful china, then as now, is noted for its graceful shapes, lightness and delicacy, unusual strength and brilliant glaze. The family tradition remains in place today.
Today Pickard ranks among the finest china made anywhere in the world. The same painstaking craftsmanship and skilled handwork necessary to produce top quality ware has not changed through four generations. Each piece of china produced in the Pickard factory passes through a minimum of 21 stages and three 100% inspections, and is handled by Pickard employees averaging 18 years on the job. The Pickard factory is a rarity in that it is a small family business manufacturing high quality chinaware in an era of huge companies merging and acquiring, becoming larger than ever. Pickard's size is an advantage in today's market because of the care and attention that is paid to each piece. All patterns are decorated with 24K gold (never anything less), pure platinum and brilliant cobalt, with a style that caters to a niche of clientele looking for elegant, timeless upscale dinnerware.
In 1977, Pickard, Incorporated was selected by the U.S. Department of State to manufacture the official china service used by our embassies and other diplomatic missions around the world. The special decoration has an embossed gold border of stars and stripes, and an embossed reproduction of the Great Seal of the United States. Pickard has also been commissioned to produce custom china for Air Force One, Blair House and Camp David.
Pickard China has over the years been selected to produce exclusive fine china services for heads of state and many prestigious hotels, restaurants and corporations. The King of Saudi Arabia, Hilton, Sheraton, and Marriott hotels, General Motors, the U.S. Air Force and the Queen of England are among a few who have chosen Pickard for their finest dining.
24 Karat Gold Band
Dimensions: 8.375" dia
Special order. Please allow 10-12 weeks for delivery.