Gien "grands Crustacés" Fish Serving Set

“Grands Crustacés” dinner service in Gien earthenware, with polychrome decoration on an ivory background, including:
– 10 dinner plates (Diam. 26 cm)
Featuring a design of seashells or crustaceans and a rim decorated with 6 rows of scales
Mussels, Lobster, Scallop, Crab, Sea Urchins, Edible Crab, Langoustine, Spider Crab, Shrimp, Hermit Crab
– 1 oval platter depicting a langoustine (68 x 28 cm)

On the front, each design is signed “BB”
On the back, the castle and the inscriptions “Gien / France” corresponding to the years 1960–1971
Accompanied by the design number and the painter’s mark
In very good overall condition

The “Grands Crustacés” dinner service was created in 1923 and reissued in 1938 and 1961. This piece is from the latter edition. Production of this service was halted and then resumed in a modified version in 2015.
Founded in 1821 by Thomas Hall, owner of the Montereau and Pont-aux-Choux factories, the Gien Pottery was born out of a desire to introduce English fine earthenware techniques to France. Housed in the former Minimes convent, it quickly established itself as one of the most prestigious French manufacturers.