20th century Limoges Porcelain - [Musée national Adrien Dubouché]

XVIIIth century Limoges Porcelain

XIXth century Limoges Porcelain

XXth century Limoges Porcelain

Limoges Porcelain in the 20th Century


	Poisson de Chine (Chinese Fish), E.M. Sandoz, Theodore Haviland, Limoges, 1920.

First Half of the 20th Century

Two movements, art nouveau and art deco, predominated in the first half of the 20th century and consequently influenced the style of Limoges porcelain makers who often worked in conjunction with important contemporary artists of the period. Art nouveau was brought to Limoges porcelain design initially through work made by the GDA factory in Limoges. Samuel Bing, one of the movement’s founders, had noticed ware made by GDA at the Universal Exhibition in Chicago in 1892 and commissioned further work from the factory in collaboration with artists such as Edward Colonna, Georges de Feure and Paul Jouve. The art deco movement firmly established itself at the Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes held in 1925 in Paris, and Limoges porcelain makers embraced the new style, working with, amongst others Lalique, Dufy and Sandoz. ...several works displaying an architectural style close to cubism.


Air France table service, Raymond Loewy, Raynaud factory, Limoges, 1976.

Second Half of the 20th Century

Porcelain production in Limoges took time to recover in the aftermath of the Second World War. An effort was made to renew the industry by working closely with contemporary designers and for example a service designed by Raymond Loewy was made for Air France in 1976. Since its beginnings, Limoges porcelain has evolved in tune with artistic developments of each successive period and a constant feature has always been collaboration between contemporary artists and porcelain manufacturers in Limoges.