Everything ends this way in France - everything. Weddings, christenings, dials, burials, swindlings, diplomatic affairs. Everything is a pretext for a good dinner. Jean Anouilh

{HISTORY}

Escape to the French countryside with this pair of pastoral soup bowls decorated in red, cream, and green with a gold filigree rim. Made in Sebring, Ohio by American Limoges, this is the Chateau - France pattern which was made in the slim window between 1946-1955.

Inspired by the delicate porcelain of Limoges, France this U.S.-based pottery was founded in 1900 in Sebring, Ohio, and was originally known as the Limoges China Company.  They specialized in thin-walled china for the American market with a belief that American porcelain-style dishware could be just as attractive as the French equivalent. 

But when a fire broke out and destroyed everything the pottery had built, including formulas and designs, they changed gears and started making more durable earthenware dishes with similar delicate designs often found in porcelain patterns. Again, the Limoges China Company had something to prove.

This time, it was that American earthenware was just as superior as esteemed English earthenware.  Beautifully designed and successful in distribution, the Limoges Company (of America) was bustling by the 1930s. Creating not only artistic designs full of elegant patterns and beautiful color palettes, they were also at the forefront of innovation when it came to manufacturing processes within the pottery plant. 

After the French Limoge pottery in France caught wind of the great success, the designs, and the similar name, The Limoges China Company had to change names in order to avoid a lawsuit. Again they evolved and became the American Limoges Company which was a name change sufficient enough to calm everyone down in the industry. By the 1950s, unfortunately, this evolution was not as successful as the last. The American Limoges Company went bankrupt and closed its doors. 

These two soup bowls blend the history of the company so well with a nod towards their beloved French style yet American-made. Beautifully designed, they set the stage for a lovely French feast in the making!

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

- Matching set of two

- Colors include lime green, pine green, chocolate, terracotta red, cream, grey, mocha and gold

- Stamped on back with American Limoges mark and pattern name

{CONDITION}

In beautiful condition. Each bowl contains very light crazing. One bowl has a series of four tiny chips on the underside of the rim. These chips are less than 1/8th in size and cannot be seen from the front.  That same bowl also bears some light rub marks on the gold filigree.  Please see photos.

{SIZE}

Each bowl measures 8" inches in diameter and weighs 12oz.

{A FRENCH AFFAIR}

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