Jean Pouyat Porcelain

Pair of antique French Jean Pouyat for Limoges porcelain plates decorated with cobalt blue and gold decor. Decor is a little bit different in b...

"Twenty eight piece antique J. Pouyat Limoges France hand painted porcelain serving dishes and saucers featuring a divided blank octagon design with gold rim. The oval bowl has a neoclassical wreath theme, and two saucers have an alternating roses theme. Includes two plate storage bags. Limoges is a city in central France. Deposits of the materials necessary for making porcelain were found near there in 1768. A doctor's wife found a deposit of white earth near the village of St. Yrieix and it turned out to be kaolin, which along with feldspar are the ingredients for making fine, Chinese-style hard-paste porcelain. A porcelain-making industry around Limoges became important in the 19th century. Eventually, many firms made porcelain in Limoges, and one of them was the company belonging to Jean Pouyat, who signed pieces made in his factory with 'J.P.' over an 'L.' The Pouyat family had a tin-glazed-earthenware factory in St. Yrieix when the kaolin was discovered and Jean Pouyat's grandfather owned a kaolin mine there. Jean's father, Francois, ran a porcelain factory in Paris from the early 1800s to around 1840, and Jean established his own porcelain factory in Limoges in 1842. Jean Pouyat died just a few years later, in 1849, and the business passed to his sons. In 1911, the Jean Pouyat Co. merged with William Guerin and Co. and, after the end of World War I, both companies became part of Bawo and Dotter...

Antique eight piece set of Jean Pouyat demitasse tea / coffee / chocolate limoges china featuring an ivory, gold and black pattern. Paris France. sauce...

This stunning hand painted gilded plate is sure to impress. The J.P.L. mark on the back dates the piece to 1906-1932. The Pouyat family was one of the oldest French names connected with the Limoges porcelain industry. Jean Pouyat's grandfather had a faience factory in the 1760s at Saint Yriex. He also owned kaolin mines in that area in the late 1700s. Jean's father, Francois, operated a hard-paste porcelain factory in Paris from the early 1800s until circa 1840. Francois became a partner with Laurentius Russinger in Manufacture de la Courtille...

This stunning hand painted gilded plate is sure to impress. The J.P.L. mark on the back dates the piece to 1906-1932. The Pouyat family was one of the oldest French names connected with the Limoges porcelain industry. Jean Pouyat's grandfather had a faience factory in the 1760s at Saint Yriex. He also owned kaolin mines in that area in the late 1700s. Jean's father, Francois, operated a hard-paste porcelain factory in Paris from the early 1800s until circa 1840. Francois became a partner with Laurentius Russinger in Manufacture de la Courtille...

Beautiful handmade and hand painted, very large antique porcelain dresser or vanity tray or platter by JPL Jean Pouyat Limoges France is sig...

This pair of French porcelain pillow vases are the perfect answer to decorating a narrow space, such as mantlepiece. The deep cobalt blue ground creates a wonderful contrast to the A...

A beautiful and rare antique large hanging plate by Jean Pouyot Limoges , France hand painted flowers frame in quarter sawn oak , with brass riveting , circa 1900s.very nice conditio...