A. Lanternier & Co. Limoges Furniture

Early 20th century 99 piece set of Limoges France porcelain dinnerware by A. Lanternier & Co. White porcelain with tulip / floral vine pattern gold encrusted edging and gilt accents. Set includes: Oval Serving Plate, Serving Dish with Lid, 11 Dinner Plates, 9 Salad Plates, Footed Gravy Boat, 9 Bread Plates, Small Oval Dish, 2 Tea pots with Lids, 24 Saucers, 10 Bone Dishes, Sugar Bowl with Lid, Creamer, 12 Single Handle Teacups, 12 Double Handle Teacups. Mark used circa 1918-1929. "François Frédéric Lanternier established a luxury porcelain workshop in 1857. Partnering with Breuil he took over the Chabrol factory and started producing porcelain, which was artistically hand decorated in his studio. The company carried on an extensive exporting business with table china being the primary product line. In 1890 the company was joined by Frederic's son, Alfred Lanternier. Alfred gained experience working in England as a Wedgewood representative. The company changed name to A. Lanternier & Co. They bought another porcelain factory in Limoges. During WWI the factory also produced porcelain doll heads...

Tea and Coffee Set by Alfred Lanternier Limoges Porcelain Circa 1920 27 Pieces It is the Indian Ferns model, Fougères Indiennes in French, dating between 1919 and 1929 which we can tell from A. Lanternier & Co Limoges with the red star marks on all pieces. The set comprises twenty seven pieces composed of eight coffee cups and saucers, four large coffee or tea cups and saucers, tea pot, milk jug and sugar pot. Shiny and transparent white porcelain with outstanding workmanship on the forms of all pieces of the set. The relief of the whole surface of the thin plates is remarkable. This server ware is a real gem of the luxury porcelain that Alfred Lanternier was renown for worldwide in high society and royal courts. A. Lanternier won a Gold Medal in 1925 at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, and this set was produced during that era. François Frédéric Lanternier...