H & Co Heinrich Bavaria
US Zone Round Covered Vegetable ROMANCE aka STRASBOURG
For consideration is this
vintage round covered vegetable made by H & Co., or Heinrich and Company in
Selb, Bavaria in Germany, between 1945 and 1949. The pattern name is ROMANCE,
pattern #16099. This pattern is multi-floral with the main focus on the pink
and yellow lilies and colored with more flowers in blues, purples and green
leaves on a white background and accented in gold.
It is my understanding that
this pattern was made exclusively for the large John Wanamaker Department Store
in Philadelphia. Wanamaker’s sold Heinrich china from 1931 to 1940 and the
pattern name at that time was STRASBOURG. My impression is that the pattern was
re-named during the time when Bavaria was occupied by the US after the end of
World War II from 1945 to 1949 and Wanamaker’s had stopped selling Heinrich
china.
This round covered
vegetable measures 5½ inches tall with the lid in place, the bowl measures 3 ¼
inches tall, the mouth measures 7¾ inches in diameter, 11 inches across from
handle to handleand the base measures 5 inches in diameter. The base is marked
in green ink with the crown logo, “H&Co Selb Bavaria Germany Heinrich”, “Romance”
and the hand painted number “16099”. It is in excellent vintage condition with
no problems noted, a tiny bit of gold loss to the top of the knob on the lid.
Buyer will pay shipping on a 4 pound box. Thank you for looking!