Saint Clément Platters and Serveware

Majolica asparagus platter by Keller and Guerin, manufacturer of Saint Clement, circa 1900.Trompe l’oeil napkin and pink chrysanthemums.

Majolica asparagus and artichoke platter by Keller and Guerin, manufacturer of Saint Clement, circa 1900.

Majolica asparagus platter Saint Clement, circa 1930. Decorated with pink flowers.

Green Majolica asparagus platter by Keller and Guerin, manufacturer of Saint Clement, circa 1900.

A set of 7 pcs. French majolica glazed oyster plates from the faience factory of Saint-Clément, circa 1950. The set includes 6 pcs. oyster plates and 1 pc. large round oyster serving...

Large green majolica platter or bowl with leaves signed B-Letalle Saint Clement Circa 1950.

St Clement Mid-Century Modern Charcuterie/Cheese Plate - Fance Mid-Century - Table decoration - Ceramic Measures : Ø 34cm H:21.5cm Materials : Ceramic - Wood Wear consistent with a...

These colorful antique plates and matching serving platter were created in France circa 1920, by the Saint Clement factory. The hand painted Majolica service features 6 round plates and one charger, all having oyster shaped and lemon wedge motifs. Every piece is marked underfoot "St Clement France". The set is in excellent condition with rich colors in the green and yellow palette. The faience factory of Saint-Clement, 12 kms from Lunéville, was established in 1758 by Jacques Chambrette, who already owned another one in Lunéville. With this second factory he aimed at the higher segment of the market with prestigious objects. The factory received because of this a label as Royal Suplier for Marie-Antoinette's Trianon. After Jacques died in 1758, his son Gabriel became the new owner. Between 1759 and 1763 the factory was managed by Charles Loyal, Jacques Chambrette's son-in-law, Paul Louis Cyfflé and the architect Richard Mique, who owned half the factory in 1786. In the 18th century Saint-Clément produced domestic objects of ordinary earthenware, luxurious objects and decorative objects of fine earthenware (so-called "terre de pipe"). Between the first quarter of the 19th century and 1892 both current utensils of ordinary earthenware and fine earthenware are produced and decorative objects of grand and petit feu (Emile Gallé). In the second half of the 19th century the factory reproduced Louis XIV objects, among them objects with very unnatural forms, where they attempted to imitate the multicolored decorations of Strasbourg faience...