Antique Limoges France Cream Chocolate Pitcher Pot Handpainted Floral & Gold

9.5" high Antique Limoges France Cream Chocolate Pitcher Pot Hand painted Floral & Gold Limoges, France maintains the position it established in the 19th century as the premier manufacturing city of porcelain in France. Limoges French porcelain is hard-paste porcelain produced by factories in and around the city of Limoges, France, beginning in the late 18th century, by any manufacturer. By about 1830, Limoges, which was close to the areas where suitable clay was found, had replaced Paris as the main centre for private porcelain factories, although the state-owned Sèvres porcelain near Paris remained dominant at the very top of the market. Limoges has maintained this position to the present day. After the French Revolution a number of private factories were established at Limoges, including Bernardaud, Haviland & Co. and Royal Limoges. Gold paint on pitcher rim has worn away in areas and there is some discoloration throughout the exterior.