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Being offered on this auction is
porcelain teacup made in Limoges,
France. It
has smooth proportional slightly footed shape. Cup is of white background
decorated with few gold bands and expressive ornament of rose garland in
pink with baskets in yellowish tones and key in yellow and brown. Handle is
in gold. This pattern is called ‘Pompadour’ as it is written on the
backside.
Cup has very interesting marking on
the backside. It is ‘Macy Limoges France’ with a star in gold circle. This mark
not only belongs to famous now department store Macy’s nut rather to L
Straus & Sons (LS&S). Lazarus Straus founded LS&S in New York
City in 1869. That is one of the biggest names in the history of porcelain
making industry. In 1874 Nathan Straus (Lazarus' son) convinced the company
RH Macy to permit the Straus firm to have a small glass & chinaware
department in their store. That was the first china and glassware to be
sold by Macy's. The company made and imported porcelain and glassware from
Europe including England, France, Germany, and Czechoslovakia (then
Austria). L Straus & Sons had factories or offices in London, Paris,
Limoges, Rudolstadt, and Carlsbad. LS&S had a decorating studio in
Limoges, France.
This porcelain is very translucent.
If you take this cup under powerful light, you can see another mark. This
is ‘DRB Limoges France’ - Descottes, Reboisson & Baranger were Limoges
porcelain makers between 1922 and 1927. Their production is very rare and
hard to find now.
Cup measures about 3 ½” in diameter
and stands 2 ¼” tall. Condition is immaculate with no cracks or chips
found. Colors are bright and vibrant. Gold has no wear. Please take a look
at the pictures to find out more about this item.
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