Raynaud - Limoges Si Kiang - 1 Covered Soup Tureen/vegetable Dish

Magnificent Soup Tureen / Covered Vegetable Dish Near mint condition 35 x 23 x 22 cm approximately This model is no longer produced (production 2002-2018) SI KIANG is a perfect example of the "Old Marseille" decorations found on earthenware services made in the south of France in the 18th century. Chinese-inspired decorations were then fashionable and reflected the fascination of Europeans for the Orient and its influence on the Decorative Arts. A great lover of antiques, André Raynaud acquired an earthenware plate in 1974, admiring the designs and decided to transpose them onto his delicate, fine and transparent porcelain, allowing a perfect and vibrant rendering of the designs and colors. This service offers six original scenes, present on all the plates and cups, representing bucolic paintings of fishermen in the middle of exotic nature. Foliage and birds punctuate the edges of the plates, the edges of which are adorned with an elegant green combed border. Raynaud has now re-enchanted this emblematic decoration of the Maison on "Argent," a scalloped shape from the 18th century, to further ennoble it.