Tableware Service, Limoges, Bernardaud, "barbeaux" Decor

Limoges porcelain dinnerware set, with gold edging and cornflower decoration, comprising 62 pieces: 24 flat plates diameter 26cm 12 soup plates diameter 23cm 18 dessert plates diameter 22cm 1 round dish diameter 31cm 1 round dish diameter 30cm 1 oval dish 4 serving dishes 1 sauce boat Mark in green: B&Cº Limoges FRANCE Mark in black: l.Bernardaud & Cº Limoges Mark in red: “BARBEAUX” 20th century. Circa 1950-1960 The Cornflower decoration comes from Marie Antoinette's order from the Sèvres factory in July 1781, for a “pearls and cornflower” service of 295 pieces. Cornflower is the old name for the cornflower that decorates the pieces of the porcelain service. L. Bernardaud (1856-1923), associated in the 1890s with Rémi Delinieres (successor to Pierre Guery in 1863), he took over the porcelain factory alone and expanded it to give it an international dimension, particularly for the American market. He passed on his business in 1923 to his 2 sons: Jacques and Michel. They participated in numerous exhibitions and won a gold medal in 1925 at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris. They were present at the Colonial Exhibition in Paris in 1931. Gold medal in 1937 at the International Exhibition of Arts and Techniques in Paris. After the Second World War, in 1949 and to modernize, they set up a tunnel kiln running on gas. The Bernardaud company continued to grow thanks to its financing and investment policy.