Rare Collectable Jean Pouyat Limoges J.P.L. France Chocolate Pot Pitcher

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Rare Collectable Jean Pouyat Limoges J.P.L. France Chocolate Pot Pitcher :
$59.99

Absolutely gorgeous J Pouyat Limoges Chocolate Pot.This piece isin very goodcondition, hand painted and rare.Theouter service is in excellent condition, no evidence of scratches or crazing. The background of the pot isbeige or light yellowishwithgreen leaves and yellow flowers with a hint ororange in the background. The handle is beige and yellowish green. The pot has a raised drape ribbon pattern and has gold trim on the upper rim. There is some slight fading of the gold trim on the rim. The pitcher is about12 inches tall with the lid and at it\'s widest about 6 inches wide at the base. The pot is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, hairlines, crazing, repairs or discolorations.The pot\'s lid has a large section missing, that looks like the previous owner mayhave purposely cut it out. Also, there is fading of the gold on the bow on the lid.

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Background on Jean Pouyat....
The \"L.\" refers to Limoges, a city in central France. Deposits of the materials necessary for making porcelain were found near there in 1768. A doctor\'s wife found a deposit of white earth near the village of St. Yrieix and it turned out to be kaolin, which along with feldspar are the ingredients for making fine, Chinese-style hard-paste porcelain.A porcelain-making industry around Limoges became important in the 19th century. Eventually, many firms made porcelain in Limoges, and one of them was the company belonging to Jean Pouyat, who signed pieces made in his factory with \"J.P.\" over an \"L.\"
The Pouyat family had a tin-glazed-earthenware factory in St. Yrieix when the kaolin was discovered and Jean Pouyat\'s grandfather owned a kaolin mine there. Jean\'s father, Francois, ran a porcelain factory in Paris from the early 1800s to around 1840, and Jean established his own porcelain factory in Limoges in 1842.Jean Pouyat died just a few years later, in 1849, and the business passed to his sons. In 1911, the Jean Pouyat Co. merged with William Guerin and Co. and, after the end of World War I, both companies became part of Bawo and Dotter. The Jean Pouyat marks were used until 1932, when Bawo and Dotter went out of business.
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