Some wear on the gild and small damage on top rim, otherwise
Excellent condition
Approx. 8 centimeters height, 15 centimeters long
and 11 centimeters in diameter at the widest
LIMOGES France
In 1768, kaolin, a rock rich in fine, white clay which is used for making porcelain,
was discovered at Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, near Limoges.
Under the impetus of the progressive economist Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune,
who had been appointed intendant of this impoverished and isolated region,
a new ceramics industry was developed, and Limoges porcelain became famous during the 19th century.
However, Limoges porcelain is a generic term for porcelain produced in Limoges rather than at a specific factory. View pictures for more detail