Manufacture De Locré - Charming Covered Bouillon And Its Bowl - Louis XVI Period Porcelain

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Covered broth and its bowl
Painted hard porcelain, enhanced with gilding
Dimensions : D. 22 ; H. 12 (cm.)
Paris, circa 1780, underglaze cobalt blue mark

Superb covered broth and bowl in Paris hard-paste porcelain, by the Manufacture de Locré. Beautiful gold and polychrome decoration. The rim decorated with friezes and garlands of gold, painted ribbons and garlands. The centre decorated with centred barbaux.

The Locré Manufactory 
Founded by Jean-Baptiste Locré in 1771, the Manufacture enjoyed its heyday under Louis XVI, with customers such as du Barry and Lafayette. The quality of its gold and painted decorations made it a direct competitor to Sèvres. When Locré died, the head of the workshop, Laurent Russinger, became the owner. He ran the company until the end of the 18th century, when he joined forces with François Pouyat, a kaolin merchant from Limoges, due to financial difficulties. Pouyat worked to develop the company's activities until 1810, when he sold it to his three sons, who continued to run it successfully until the Restoration. Pouyat and Russinger specialised in good quality everyday items, mainly crockery and ornaments but also biscuit groups. 

Condition report: minor wear and slight hairline at the bottom of the stock.