Fine Earthenware Cup From The Lebeuf And Thibault Factory Around 1825.

Practiced in Staffordshire in its beginnings, fine earthenware was established in France where the earth deposits permitted it and mainly, Montereau, Gien, Sarreguemines, Bordeaux and Creil. The universal exhibitions judged the productions and the competition was fierce; When industrialization simplified manufacturing methods, progress became significant and customers benefited from pieces with a resolutely French taste: shapes, decorations, colors. The cup presented belongs to the Saint-Cricq Cazaux de Montereau factory, rented to citizens Louis Lebeuf and Etienne Thibault around 1825; it has a bulb shape on a yellow background with a base and a rim with black trim; its decor is unexpected: a street drinks vendor serving a soldier in full uniform...and two bouquets of flowers to furnish the remaining space. This piece is intact and some traces of wear (under the handle) testify to its natural use. Under the bottom the LL & T brand of which only the end is visible. (L & T). A fine example of the remarkable place occupied by fine earthenware in tableware in the 19th century.