Description
This is a rare and gorgeous set of one Coffee/Espresso cup with Saucer, made in France by B&C Léonard Bernardaud LIMOGES.
The set is in very beautiful and features gold band at the rim and the handle of the cup.
The cup is marked with 'B&C LIMOGES France' in green .
The saucer is marked 'B&C LIMOGES France' in green and L. Bernardaud & Co mark
The set includes:
1 (one) Coffee/Espresso Cup - 2 1/2" in diameter at the rim and 2 3/8" tall
1 (one) Saucer for the cup - 4 5/8" in diameter
The set is very rare and just beautiful. It will make a wonderful gift or will be a great addition to any vintage china collection.
It is in very good used antique condition with no cracks or crazing.
It could have minimal gold loss, if any
Actual color may differ from the photo due to lighting conditions
Just imagine your special table set with these beautiful pieces.
A party makes an elegant statement when set with antique porcelain.
Bernardaud’s great industrial and artistic adventure began in 1863 in Limoges, a region possessing kaolin, fresh water and forests, which are all needed to make porcelain.
In 1768, in Saint-Yrieix-La-Perche, close to Limoges, a woman discovered a malleable type of white clay and decided to use it to bleach spots from her household linens.
Later, experts would identify it as kaolin, one of the four ingredients used to make porcelain, along with feldspar powder, quartz and water.
The Chinese had already been using kaolin for centuries to make porcelain that was remarkably robust, yet delicate with its own iridescent transparency.
The saga of Limoges porcelain, in which the Manufacture Royale featured prominently, began in 1774.
The story began in 1863, when two industrialists from Limoges opened a factory to meet increased demand for porcelain dinnerware services.
At the workshop, an apprentice by the name of Léonard Bernardaud stood out from the others. Twenty years later, he was promoted to head of sales and the founders made him a partner.
In 1900, Léonard bought them out and gave the company his name.
Léonard Bernardaud built up production capacity and opened up new markets, especially in the United States.
He was succeeded by his sons Jacques and Michel, who survived the Great Depression and World War II by expanding the company’s collections, working with a number of artists.
The company started to produce on an industrial scale, but continued to work according to the high standards of a craft based on artisan techniques.
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LIMOGES France B&C Bernardaud GOLD Coffee Espresso cup Saucer set EXCELLENT
Estimate $20-$30
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