The porcelain table settings in our collection are built upon a foundation of Ridgewells Limoges plates — the same Washington, D.C. catering house that has long served embassies, state dinners, and formal diplomatic events. These are not reproduction plates or contemporary mass-market porcelain. They are service pieces designed for ceremonial hospitality: balanced in weight, refined in proportion, and made to hold a table with quiet authority.
We pair these ambassadorial plates with a coordinated glass program: wine glasses, snifters, and champagne flutes selected for clarity, line, and tonal harmony. The glassware is chosen not simply to serve beverage, but to participate in light — refracting candle glow, echoing the arc of a flute stem, and building visual height across the table.
Flatware in this collection is gold-plated stainless steel sourced through an auction house, selected for durability and warmth. The gold tone introduces ceremony without excess — a subtle counterpoint to porcelain white and the softness of candlelight.
Behind the scenes, these pieces are stored and transported in structured protective crates, stewarded carefully between events. We do not treat tableware as disposable décor. We treat it as material culture — objects that carry memory, weight, and occasion.
Dinner and Companion Plate
These Limoges porcelain plates formed part of the Ridgewells ambassadorial service acquired at auction. Designed for formal hospitality, their strength lies in proportion rather than ornament. The wide rim frames the table with clarity and restraint, allowing food, candlelight, and glassware to carry visual emphasis.
Available in both 11.5″ dinner and 8″ companion scale, the plates function as a unified system. The relationship between the two creates architectural layering at each place setting — structured, balanced, and quietly ceremonial.
This is porcelain built for repeated formal service. It is not decorative. It is foundational.
Champagne | Wine | Snifter
Acquired as part of the Ridgewells ambassadorial service, this crystal program was designed to function as a unified system. Each glass carries the same clarity of line and balanced proportion — formal without ornament, elevated without excess.
The champagne flute offers vertical lift and light refraction. The wine glass provides a balanced bowl suited for both red and white service. The snifter, lower and more intimate, anchors the table with weight and warmth. Together, they build height variation and rhythm across a place setting.
This is not decorative crystal. It is service crystal — designed for scale, ceremony, and repeated formal use. Paired with Limoges porcelain and gilt flatware, the ensemble produces a table that feels structured, luminous, and quietly authoritative.
Dinner Knife | Butter Knife | Dinner Fork
This gold-plated stainless service formed part of the Ridgewells ambassadorial program acquired at auction. The pattern is restrained and architectural — vertical fluting along the handle with a softened terminal curve that introduces warmth without ornament.
Configured for formal plated dining, the service includes dinner knives, butter knives, and dinner forks sufficient for gatherings of up to 48 guests. Additional course pieces may be sourced or coordinated for expanded menus.
