The Longchamp factory, founded in Haute-Marne at the end of the 19th century, established itself as one of the great French faience manufacturers of its time. Its productions, renowned for the quality of their ivory glaze and the fineness of their printed decorations, adorned both bourgeois and popular tables throughout France for several decades. This large dish is a beautiful example of it. Its decoration, named Lutèce, unfurls on the rim in three symmetrical compositions: neoclassical cartouches framed by finely rendered garlands of flowers and foliage, printed in a deep green that elegantly contrasts with the slightly creamy ivory background. The style of the decoration, with its references to antiquity and its stylized vegetal ornaments, is characteristic of Longchamp's production from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, circa . The mark on the reverse, stamped Utèce / Longchamp, unambiguously confirms its origin. With a diameter of 29 cm, it is a generous and well-proportioned large serving dish. It bears an old hairline crack on the rim, clearly visible in the photographs, which attests to its age without altering the legibility or beauty of the decoration. A beautiful piece of antique French faience, signed by a factory whose productions are now sought after by collectors and antique tableware enthusiasts.
Additional details:
- Brand: Longchamp
- Style: néo-classique
- Material: Faïence
- Material: Émail
- Colour: ivoire
- Colour: crémeux
- Period: