Question:
what is the difference between Limoge and Limoges--both made in France?
Beverly
2009-05-02 06:43:16 UTC
I have 2 very old porcelain items, cake stand(green floral clusters saying Limoge, France, almost looks like Herend)The other an oval covered vegetable dish which says Limoges, France.
Six answers:
WISE OWL
2009-05-04 05:18:48 UTC
If your old china items were decorated by hand and signed, there may have been a spelling error by whoever signed the cake stand as there is only one town called Limoges in France, which has been a centre for making hard paste porcelain for several hundred years.



Limoges has become the generic name of hard paste porcelain that was produced during the 18th, 19th and into the 20th century in one of the many factories in Limoges, a French town situated about 250 miles southwest of Paris in the Vienne valley.



Limoges is considered the finest hard paste porcelain in the world because of three very distinct characteristics. First, the essential ingredients making up the content of Limoges porcelain are all natural ingredients: feldspar, quartz, and kaolin. Second, the intense firing process forms a glaze that can not be penetrated and makes Limoges porcelain an exquisite form of translucent pottery. (The glaze on an antique piece of Limoges over a hundred years old will show no signs of crackling or crazing, and if it has not broken, a piece will look as beautiful as the day it was produced.) Thirdly, an abundance of the most prestigious and skilled artisans in the world along with the French flair for design and artistic style set the standard for both Europeans and Americans to emulate. These French artisans created masterpieces out of decorative pieces of art to essential objects for daily use. Not only were there many manufacturers who had their own decorators but also independent decorators who bought blanks from larger factories, decorated them and refired them.



A piece of authentic Limoges may be identified by one of approximately four hundred different factory marks. It is not as simple as the mark stating Limoges or France.



In addition china called Limoges was also manufactured in America. American Limoges is not Limoges hard paste porcelain from the Limoges region in France, but a pottery reproduced in the United States of America during the same time period. There were also blanks exported to America then decorated locally.



You may be interested in reading this specialised article:

http://www.go-star.com/antiquing/limoges.htm



Without being able to inspect the items at close quarters,it is impossible to give you more information. Perhaps you could send a photograph of the pieces and their markings to a renouned firm like Christie's or Sotherby's if you have no genuine antiquarian specialist where you live.
bud88cynthia
2009-05-02 07:02:46 UTC
Limoges is an area in France where hundreds of companies make things, mostly porcelain vases, dishes and other fancy things for the home. It is pronounced Limoge and you have to have a license to sell your things with that stamp on it. I believe that the one that is missing the s could be a fake of some sort, it is best to check it out with an antique appraiser. The correct one is Limoges, France... I wonder if the s just came off?



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Bobbi Olson
2014-12-27 14:02:31 UTC
Interesting. I just got a lovely chocolate set from my sister. The plates say LIMOGE CHINA HAND PAINTED. I'm thinking someone just wanted to fool a buyer (alas, my sister) with a cheaper version? It's heavy and not delicate, like stoneware instead of a translucent porcelain.
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singley
2016-10-04 12:31:42 UTC
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