What is special about Limoges?

A pretty set of first course or dessert plates by the re known Limoges firm of Jean Pouyat from the turn of the last century. A very versatile size and a great shaped plate accented ...

A lovely set of Jean Pouyat for Limoges salad plates. In a crisp white porcelain, each plate features a gold, blue and pink filigree pattern with ...

"Beautiful Limoges Porcelain mug by Jean Pouyat" Beautiful Limoges porcelain cup, by Jean Pouyat, Napoleon III period, XIXth Century Measures: D: 1...

This set of six French footed dessert compotes are decorated in all-over gold and embellished with a polychrome enamel decoration in the Persian taste. The green and reds provide a d...

Rare Jean Pouyat porcelain ravier plate or serving bowl is hand painted with red poppy flowers on pink background and decorated with elaborate Art Nouveau style gilded trim; wavy, o...

Decorate a wall or a bookcase with this colorful Limoges antique wall platter. Crafted in France circa 1809 and round in shape, the hand painted plate features birds drinking in a river in a luxury landscape; the birds and surrounding scenery are rendered in a realistic, yet expressive, painterly style. The platter is further embellished with a band of gold leaf decor around the rim, and is signed on the back J. Pouyat Limoges. The Classic, porcelain platter is in excellent condition with rich and vivid colors throughout. "Francois Pouyat (1754-1838) owned several clay deposits and clay works in Haute-Vienne, the region of which Limoges is the capital. He became a partner in Manufacture de la Courtille...