soup tureen, flat dish in porcelain Sarguemines France decor Royat

Vegetable dish, soup tureen in porcelain faience from the Salins faience factory, Sarguemines, France, early 20th century 1920, Art Deco. The faience of Sarreguemines is a ceramic production that developed from 1790 to 2007 in the French town of Sarreguemines. History. In two centuries, the small family business that emerged during the Revolution has come a long way. Many enthusiasts of these cheerful and colourful pieces are scattered all over the world. Paul Utzschneider, followed by his son-in-law Alexandre de Geiger and the latter's son, Paul de Geiger, true jack-of-all-trades, propelled the small town to the forefront of the faience industry: as early as the 19th century, Sarreguemines offered a vast collection of faiences, vases, plant pots, wall murals, fireplaces, etc., to the world. Édouard Charbonnier, son of the director of the Longchamp faience factory in Côte-d'Or, took over the management of the Sarguemines factory in 1919, becoming its owner. Under his leadership, the factory gained new renown, crowned in 1925 with a gold medal at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris.