My old French faïence Sarreguemines milk Pitcher

This is a French faience milk pitcher (pot à lait ) with a brown glaze ” terre carmélite “. A fine example by the renowned French faiencerie Sarreguemines. It is clearly marked with the impressed Sarreguemines mark, France and the numeric code 6B in black, c.1910.
Sarreguemines: Two Centuries of Faience

1790 Production started in 1790 when [...]

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My snuff box ” LA BIENNOISE” – 19th

Snuff box ” LA BIENNOISE”, trademark.
African acajou wood and metal silver, c.1870s,
8,5 X 4,5 cm.

One of the more functional types of decorative boxes is the snuff box, which is now largely a relic of the once popular practice of taking snuff. At one time, this tiny decorative but utilitarian box was an indispensable [...]

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My two french Limoges plates

This ornate Pair of French porcelain plates is decorated with delicate hand painted floral bouquets on a white background framed in gilt scrollwork.
Signed: J.Roux and J.Ripat

The Limoges Porcelain
Limoges porcelain designates hard-paste porcelain produced by factories round the city of Limoges, France from the late 1700s until around 1930.
The manufacturing of [...]

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