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A gorgeous antique French Jean Pouyat Limoges China Set | 19th Century | Pattern POY254 with gold tone trim | This set includes dinner plates, soup bowls, teacups, coffee cups, saucers, serving bowl with handles, a serving bowl with a pedestal base, and tall pitcher | Each piece is hallmarked with a "J.P" over an "L" and "France" and also marked "J. Pouyat Limonges" | Very Good condition, lid on pitcher has been repaired | Dimensions: 12.0" W x 12.0" H x 12.0" D (box sizes). The Pouyat family has an important place in the history of French pottery and porcelain. Pierre Pouyat established a faience manufacturing company at Saint-Yrieix around 1760. His son François Pouyat, who owned clay deposits and clay works in the Haute-Vienne region, partnered with < Laurentius Russinger in Manufacture de la Courtille >, a hard paste manufaturing business at the Locre factory in Paris from 1795 to 1800. In 1800 François emerged as the sole owner of La Courtille, and his sons, Leonard and Jean-Baptiste joined him in operating the factory. In 1816 the two Pouyat brothers formed a partnership with the owner of a factory in Fours to produce porcelain for decoration in Paris. They bought the factory in 1820, and Leonard Pouyat directed operations until his death 1845. The Fours factory continued a production until 1865. The Locre factory (in Paris) was sold in 1823, but Jean-Baptiste Pouyat remained in Paris for a time as head of sales. However, François Pouyat was not yet finished in the porcelain business. He opened a small factory in Limoges in 1832, and then in 1835 he bought a clayworks and porcelain workshop established in Saint-Leonard, near Limoges. Jean-Baptiste joined his father at this operation and in 1840 succeeded him as head of operations. In 1844 Jean-Baptiste enlarged the Limoges factory, which was employing approximately 127 workers. This factory made porcelain of exceptional whiteness and even texture. The pieces decorated at the factory were renowned for their artistry and elegance. P. Comolera, a modeller, provided designs for Pouyat for over 20 years. Jean-Baptiste Pouyat was succeeded by his sons Emile, Louis and Leonard-Eugene. Emil trained at the Locre factory (Paris) and was head of the Limoges factory from 1849 to 1883. William Guérin purchased the Pouyat Limoges factory in 1911. Shortly after the WWI, < Bawo & Dotter > bought the William Guérin company (which had purchase the Pouyat company), and the company became Guérin-Pouyat-Elite Ltd. The company was closed in 1932.