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KG Luneville ~ 4 Dessert Plates 'Dans la Marine' ~ リュネヴィル
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4 Antique humorous talking plates (assiettes parlantes) Terre de Fer Ironstone from K et G Lunéville (Keller and Guérin). Dans la marine "In the navy" serie. c. 1890 France.
Very good condition with no hairlines or chips. Small chip on the back of 1 plate but it's not seen when set on the table (Paintre de marine...' plate).
Delightful and very collectable 'assiettes parlantes' (story plates), depicting society and everyday life scenes in France. Each of these plates are surrounded by a beautiful green border and a different phrase written on it along with a central, black transferware scene, expressing the situations of the 19th century in France.
Dimensions: Diameter. 19.5 cm.
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So typically French! Inspired by the French love of humor Assiettes Parlantes, or “talking plates” are French transferware plates with French sayings on them. These plates are the darlings of designers and collectors alike, as they are wonderful to display in a hutch, hang on the wall flanking an antique French mirror, or placed on stands on a mantel. Story plates, or "Assiettes Parlantes" {talking plates} were quite popular and produced by many fine faience houses in the mid to late 1800's.
♥ About vintage items ♥
You are buying a vintage item that already has some life under its wings, and is ready for new one with you. Please bear this in mind when you are receiving your new treasure at home, as it may not be perfect, but certainly authentic. I do my best to describe in words and pictures the nature and condition of this item. Contact me if you need more information or more pictures.
♥ About vintage items ♥
You are buying a vintage item that already has some life under its wings, and is ready for new one with you. Please bear this in mind when you are receiving your new treasure at home, as it may not be perfect, but certainly authentic. I do my best to describe in words and pictures the nature and condition of this item. Contact me if you need more information or more pictures.
Workers at the Lunéville pottery, 1892.
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♥ About Lunéville, 1728-1981 ♥
In 1728 Jacques Chambrette established the first earthenware factory in Lorraine in Lunéville besides the river Meuse, not far from Vezouse. As a result of its economic and artistic success, the factory was awarded the status of Manufacture Royale de Fayence by the Ducs of Larraine in 1749. Between 1700 and 1800 several faience manufacturers installed their companies in a tight network in Lorraine. The factories produced utensils and decorative objects. Since silver dinner services were prohibited by the king (who used the revenue of such objects to finance his wars), it was a favourable period for the faience manufacturers. The Lunéville manufacture was one of the main rivals of the expanding English and German ceramics centres and Chambrette managed to successfully export his wares to Italy, Germany, Poland, Switzerland and even The Netherlands. From 1812, and during the following century, Lunéville was the seat of "Keller and Guérin" (Société KG), father and son-in-law. |