Franciscan October Earthenware Serving Set

Updated October 15, 2026

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Lot number35
Estimate40.00 - 70.00 USD
AuctionDish Sets, Fine Art & Collectibles Multi Platform
DateOctober 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT
Auction houseKellies Estate Services
LocationOkemos, Michigan

A group of glazed earthenware serving pieces in the October pattern by Franciscan, a division of Interpace. The set features hand-painted autumnal maple leaves in shades of golden yellow, burnt orange, and sage green with brown stems against a cream-colored ground. The collection includes a large serving bowl, a rectangular two-piece butter dish with a scalloped underplate and an acorn-shaped finial, and a pair of dome-topped salt and pepper shakers. The base of the serving bowl features a printed mark consisting of a stylized blocky F above the words INTERPACE and U.S.A., with the number 112 below. One shaker base has a handwritten mark reading 23, and the other features a circled B or 8. The interior of the butter dish lid is stamped with A5. The shakers retain their original red-orange rubber stoppers.Bowl Diameter: 8.5 inchesBowl Height: 2.5 inchesButter Dish Length: 7.5 inchesShaker Height: 3 inches.The set is in fair overall vintage condition. The butter dish lid and both shakers exhibit significant fine crazing throughout the glaze. The butter dish underplate shows areas of glaze wear and pitting in the center well, and the bowl interior has visible surface wear

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