Antique Reticulated Chestnut Bowl & Stand / Platter Black Transferware P J Boch Luxembourg antique black transferware Probably holds about a gallon

Probably holds about a gallon

scrollwork and flowers

Plate shown in photo of two is listed separately

Measures: 11 3/4"x 9 1/2"

Antique Reticulated Chestnut Bowl & Stand / Platter Black Transferware P J Boch Luxembourg antique black transferware Probably holds about a gallonHere is a very, very rare chestnut bowl and stand dating to 1834 45 by P J Boch (Pierre Joseph Boch), son of the founder of the iconic Villeroy & Boch company, which remains still in business today. Chestnut bowls rarely survived due to their very fragile nature. Chestnuts were served in these Chinese style porcelain baskets, freshly roasted and peeled, then eaten like any nut. The slotted reticulated bowl allowed the escape of steam from the hot