Luneville Venise Transferware Platter (11.25")
Vintage French faience (earthenware with white opaque glaze) transferware platter accented with a blue lace and floral pattern. Produced by one of the most famous faience manufactures in France, K&G Lunéville, the featured pattern, "Venise" (Venice), bears the maker's mark dating the platter to the late 1800s to early 1900s.
Transferware, which got its start in Italy in the late 17th century, is glazed ceramic ware decorated using an engraved copper or steel plate, which is printed onto paper and then transferred onto a ceramic piece. French faience came into being in 1689 when King Louis XIV needed money and taxed tableware made of gold and silver.
History of K&G Lunéville Pottery: In 1728, Jacques Chambrette built his first factory in Lunéville near the River Muse in the province of Lorraine. His son formulated a new type of earthenware in 1748, called "terre de Lorraine", based on the study of English potteries, and in 1749 was granted the label of official Royal manufactory by Stanislaus I, former King of Poland. The Lunéville factory was one of the main rivals of the expanding English and German earthenware factories, and Chambrette managed to successfully export his wares to Italy, Germany, Poland, Switzerland and The Netherlands. Business was so successful, Chambrette opened a second factory in Saint Clément in 1758 where he could escape the high tax rate imposed by the king on wares from the Lorraine area. Sebastien Keller purchased the factory from the Chambrette family in 1786, and around 1832, the son of Sebastien Keller, along with his brother-in-law, Guerin, became owners, resulting in the mark K&G. The former pottery factory in Lunéville is now a company store, with production continuing in Saint Clément.
Found in France
There is a minor flaw with the appearance of a white line in the pattern on one edge
Bears some crazing and staining
Overall condition consistent with age and use
Measures approximately 11.25” W x 1.5” H
Available for pick up, local delivery, and nationwide shipping.
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