ANTIQUE LIMOGES SUGAR BOWL BY WILLIAM GUERIN & CO. NICE

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ANTIQUE LIMOGES SUGAR BOWL BY WILLIAM GUERIN & Co. 1891 - 1932 EXCELLENT CONDITION! WILLIAM GUERIN & Co. LIMOGES ALL HAND PAINTED! NO SCRATCHES, CHIPS, FADING or CRAZING. NICE DETAIL THROUGHOUT! GILT EDGE SHOWS SOME WEAR HALLMARK ON BOTTOM DATE THIS WILLIAM GUERIN PIECE BETWEEN 1891 and 1932. BOWL MEASURES 3 3/4" HIGH X 5 1/2" WIDE X 7" LONGBEAUTIFUL PIECE OF TURN OF THE 19TH CENTURY WILLIAM GUERIN & Co. LIMOGES . PLEASE VIEW ALL THE PICTURES AND EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANKS! HISTORY ON WILLIAM GUERIN & CIE LIMOGES William Guerin (1838-1912) was born near Limoges and was trained in porcelain techniques. After military service, he rented a porcelain decorating workshop in the Faubourg Montjovis (Limoges) in 1836, doing export.About 1872 Guerin took over the porcelain workshop of Lebron & Cie. Then in 1877 he bought the porcelain factory that had been established by Jouhanneaud and Dubois in Rue du Petit-Tour (Limoges), and which had been bought in 1867 by the Utzschneider Company of Saurregemines and run by Leopold Dubois. This enlarged company produced a wide range of wares, selling a lot of whiteware and also continuing decoration. Guerin's sons William and Andre joined the company in 1903. In 1911 W. Guerin & Cie merged with the nearby Pouyat factory, buying 3/4 of Pouyat; the new firm became Guerin & read more