Description: Magnificent Large Antique William Guerin Limoges Vase with Hand Painted Scenes. Depicts Victorian courting couple & country farmhouse scene. Measures about 11" tall; weighs 2 pounds. Ornate reticulated handles. Fine no cracks or chips - see my 12 photos. William (Guillaume) Guérin in 1836 he rented a porcelain decorating workshop located in the Faubourg Montjovis (Limoges). In 1872 he bought the porcelain workshop of Lebon & Cie and just five years later the porcelain factory located in Limoges and belonging to Utzschneider. In 1903 the company was joined by Guérin's sons William and Andre. In 1911 W. Guérin & Cie merged with the Pouyat factory creating "anciens établissements J.Pouyat, William Guérin et Cie". William Guérin died in 1912 and his two sons took over the company. In 1920 the company was taken over by Bawo & Dotter Ltd. New name of the firm was Guérin, Pouyat, Elite Ltd. Starting from 1927 Czechoslovakian and German competition was more and more severe. In 1929 erupted the financial crisis. In 1932 the Guerin factory was closed. Archives and thousands of models were destroyed.William Guerin opened his porcelain factory in Limoges, France, in 1872. This city is located about 200 miles south of Paris and is in the region known as the Haute Vienne.In 1768, a Madame Darnet, the wife of the local doctor, discovered a deposit of kaolin clay near Limoges at the village of Saint Yrieix. This material is sometimes called “China clay,” and when properly combined with fusible silicates of alumina (also called “Petuntse” or “China Stone”), Chinese-style hard-paste porcelain can be made.Finding the kaolin was like finding deposits of gold, and soon a porcelain-making industry sprang up in and around Limoges. Guerin opened his porcelain factory there in 1872, just a little over 100 years after the initial discovery of the kaolin.Guerin produced lot of “white ware,” or “blanks,” meaning that these pieces had no decoration. They were exported, primarily to the United States, where amateur china painters and professional decorating companies such as Pickard bought them to add their own hand-painted designs.
Price: 495 USD
Location: Weymouth, Massachusetts
End Time: 2025-01-31T01:12:01.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Vase
Features: Hand Painted
Brand: Limoges
