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<p>[QUOTE="dgbjwc, post: 380306, member: 308"]In this case the spelling of Karlsbad really won't help much in the identification of your item. The more important part of the mark is the entwined letters. The mark is for Higgins & Seiter an import firm in New York. </p><p><br /></p><p>In Bohemian Decorated Porcelain by Henderson it states "Higgins & Seiter imported and distributed French, German, Bohemian, Austrian and English china from 1887 to 1915." </p><p><br /></p><p>WW I forced Higgins & Seiter into bankruptcy. Your bowls were probably part of a full dinner set that got split up over the years. The impressed number is almost certainly a shape number. Even if the correct Higgins & Seiter catalog could be found the dinner set is unlikely to have had a pattern name, and no further information about the manufacturer would be listed. </p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck in the rest or your search!</p><p>Don[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dgbjwc, post: 380306, member: 308"]In this case the spelling of Karlsbad really won't help much in the identification of your item. The more important part of the mark is the entwined letters. The mark is for Higgins & Seiter an import firm in New York. In Bohemian Decorated Porcelain by Henderson it states "Higgins & Seiter imported and distributed French, German, Bohemian, Austrian and English china from 1887 to 1915." WW I forced Higgins & Seiter into bankruptcy. Your bowls were probably part of a full dinner set that got split up over the years. The impressed number is almost certainly a shape number. Even if the correct Higgins & Seiter catalog could be found the dinner set is unlikely to have had a pattern name, and no further information about the manufacturer would be listed. Good luck in the rest or your search! Don[/QUOTE]
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