Table Service XIX Eme Jean Pouyat In Limoges 76 Pieces

Sublime white porcelain table service with hand-painted floral decorations. Jean POUYAT factory in Limoges. This service dates from the end of the 19th century (1870-1890) with the green JPL stamp allowing it to be dated because afterward it would become JPL FRANCE until the factory ceased in 1920. This service includes 76 pieces: - 30 dinner plates Ø 24.5 cm - 24 dessert plates Ø 21.5 cm - 9 soup plates Ø 24 cm - 2 soup tureens 20x16x8 cm - 3 bowls on pedestal. Ø 23 cm height 13 cm - 3 mounted plates Ø 21.5 cm height 5 cm - 1 round dish Ø 33 cm - 1 round dish Ø 31.5 cm - 1 rectangular dish 46 x 26 cm height 5 cm - 1 rectangular dish 41 x 25 cm height 4 cm - 1 rectangular dish 34.5 x 20.5 cm height 4 cm A very good condition for this old service, all the pieces are marked on the reverse JPL in green for Jean POUYAT Limoges. Also decorated by the house of Jean POUYAT see 2nd stamp on the reverse POUYAT decor. The advantages of this service - the large number of plates - exceptional condition, pure white and a very pretty hand-painted decor. - the number of dishes The - of this service - only 9 soup plates this is not very serious because they are the least used these days. - a small chip at the inside corner of one of the tureens (see last photo) which is barely visible and even less so with the lid. For information: The Pouyat porcelain factory was one of the most powerful factories in Limoges on an industrial level but also one of the most prestigious on an artistic level. In 1860, the company had 500 workers, 5 wood-fired ovens in operation and a sixth, coal-fired, under construction. A third of production is exported, mainly to America, placing the company in second position behind the Haviland factory. The Pouyat family is an example in more than one way: it has been present since the discovery of kaolin in Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche it owns the three phases of production it innovates in its technical choices as well as in its artistic options she collects distinctions at the international level. The POUYAT factory is renowned for its pure and dazzling white porcelain, hence “les blanc de POUYAT” thanks to its discovery of Kaolin, it was therefore the main supplier of Kaolin to the Sèvres factory.