Royal Limoges
Royal Limoges is a Limoges porcelain manufacturer. Created in 1797, it is the oldest Limoges porcelain factory still in operation.[1] The nearby Casseaux kiln is classified as a historic monument.[2]
Royal Limoges
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Royal Limoges manufacture
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| Formation | 1797 |
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| Founder | François Alluaud |
| Founded at | Limoges |
| Headquarters | 28 rue Donzelot, Limoges, France |
| Products | Limoges porcelain |
| Website | https://www.royal-limoges.fr |
Today, it continues to make its own clay. Its decorations are imagined by style cabinets or by the decorators of its own clients and are all exclusive.
It was successively known under the names of Porcelaines Alluaud, CFH (Charles Field Haviland), GDM (Gérard Dufraisseix and Morel), GDA (Gérard Dufraisseix and Abbott), SLPG (Société Limousine de Gestion Porcelainière) and Royal Limoges.[3][4]
The company also benefits from the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI).[5]
References
- "Royal Limoges, Label EPV, Royal Limoges is the city's oldest porcelain factory". www.patrimoine-vivant.com. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- "Ancien four à porcelaine G.D.A.", POP: la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine.
- "Usine de porcelaine Alluaud, puis Charles Field Haviland, puis G.D.M., puis G.D.A., puis S.L.G.P., puis Royal-Limoges". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- "History and production of Limoges porcelain". Esprit Porcelaine, créateur Porcelaine de Limoges. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
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