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 1439 Service table pieces of porcelain Limoges Parry et Vieille  US $80,000.00
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 LIMOGES PORCELAIN BROZE DINING TABLE with PORTRAITS US $25,000.00
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 BRONZE MOUNTED FRENCH PORCELAIN CLOCK LIMOGES US $15,000.00
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 BRONZE MOUNTED FRENCH LIMOGES PORCELAIN CLOCK US $15,000.00
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 BRONZE MOUNTED FRENCH PORCELAIN VASES LIMOGES US $8,500.00
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 Pair Antique Henri Ardant Limoges French Greek Revival Porcelain Vases US $5,600.00
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what is the difference between Limoge and Limoges--both made in France?
I have 2 very old porcelain items, cake stand(green floral clusters saying Limoge, France, almost looks like Herend)The other an oval covered vegetable dish which says Limoges, France.
If your old china items were decorated by hand and signed, there may have been a spelling error by whoever signed the cake stand as there is only one town called Limoges in France, which has been a centre for making hard paste porcelain for several hundred years.
Limoges has become the generic name of hard paste porcelain that was produced during the 18th, 19th and into the 20th century in one of the many factories in Limoges, a French town situated about 250 miles southwest of Paris in the Vienne valley.
Limoges is considered the finest hard paste porcelain in the world because of three very distinct characteristics. First, the essential ingredients making up the content of Limoges porcelain are all natural ingredients: feldspar, quartz, and kaolin. Second, the intense firing process forms a glaze that can not be penetrated and makes Limoges porcelain an exquisite form of translucent pottery. (The glaze on an antique piece of Limoges over a hundred years old will show no signs of crackling or crazing, and if it has not broken, a piece will look as beautiful as the day it was produced.) Thirdly, an abundance of the most prestigious and skilled artisans in the world along with the French flair for design and artistic style set the standard for both Europeans and Americans to emulate. These French artisans created masterpieces out of decorative pieces of art to essential objects for daily use. Not only were there many manufacturers who had their own decorators but also independent decorators who bought blanks from larger factories, decorated them and refired them.
A piece of authentic Limoges may be identified by one of approximately four hundred different factory marks. It is not as simple as the mark stating Limoges or France.
In addition china called Limoges was also manufactured in America. American Limoges is not Limoges hard paste porcelain from the Limoges region in France, but a pottery reproduced in the United States of America during the same time period. There were also blanks exported to America then decorated locally.
You may be interested in reading this specialised article:
http://www.go-star.com/antiquing/limoges.htm
Without being able to inspect the items at close quarters,it is impossible to give you more information. Perhaps you could send a photograph of the pieces and their markings to a renouned firm like Christie's or Sotherby's if you have no genuine antiquarian specialist where you live.
Antique Pair of French Victorian white Limoges porcelain
Limoges Porcelain
prestige limoges porcelain presentation?
Anyone bought a dinner service from prestige de limoges or attended a presentation at a local hotel.
What was the quality like
What were the cut glasses like that come free
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Antique Set of 12 French Victorian Limoges porcelain plates
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1439 Service table pieces of porcelain Limoges Parry et Vieille US $80,000.00
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LIMOGES PORCELAIN BROZE DINING TABLE with PORTRAITS US $25,000.00
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BRONZE MOUNTED FRENCH PORCELAIN CLOCK LIMOGES US $15,000.00
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BRONZE MOUNTED FRENCH LIMOGES PORCELAIN CLOCK US $15,000.00
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BRONZE MOUNTED FRENCH PORCELAIN VASES LIMOGES US $8,500.00
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Pair Antique Henri Ardant Limoges French Greek Revival Porcelain Vases US $5,600.00
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 PAIR OF LIMOGES PORCELAIN END TABLES with Portraits US $5,500.00
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 PAIR OF LIMOGES PORCELAIN PEDESTALS with PORTRAITS US $4,500.00
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 An art deco Limoges porcelain Soiux US $3,750.00
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 Limoges France Large 8 x 5 Floral Porcelain Box US $550.00
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 ANTIQUE FRENCH LIMOGES PORCELAIN GAME FISH PLATE HAND PAINTED US $550.00
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