Q:I have a Viennese chocolate set that belonged to my great-grandmother. I am 85 years old, so it is from the last quarter of the 1800s. The pieces are marked with a double circle with the words "Leonard" on top, "Vienna" in the middle and "Austria" on the bottom. Who made this set?

A:The mark you describe was used by P.H. Leonard, a New York City importing firm. Leonard imported white wares from several factories in Austria. The exact dates the company was in business are not clear. Some sources say Peter Leonard established his company in 1880 and went bankrupt in 1898. Others say his company was in business from before 1890 to c.1908