Lunéville earthenware "Egg" vase - "Cherry" Collection

"Egg" style earthenware vase by Keller et Guérin Luneville / St Clément. "Cherry" Collection - very rare! Typical of the 1950s/1970s. This collection is a variation in terms of color and pattern on the classic "Reverbère Fin" collection that brought worldwide renown to the Lunéville factory (however, the "floral" motif remains a constant). The cursive signature "Lunéville peint main France" indicates a date of the 1970s. Height: 22.5 cm. Diameter at widest point: approximately 15.5 cm. Diameter at neck: 9.7 cm. The vase is in very good condition, despite being over half a century old! (Note a very small brown spot on the neck, shown in one of the photos.) Carefully packaged for shipping! A bit of history: Founded in 1730, the Lunéville factory is one of the most famous earthenware manufacturers of the 18th and 19th centuries. The reason is simple: all the raw materials needed for its production were already available locally (wood for the kilns, clay/kaolin for the paste). In 1892, the Keller & Gerin and Saint Clément potteries merged and then dominated the French market (the factory notably worked with the greatest artists of the time, such as Emile Gallé, Richard Micque, and Paul Louis Cyfflé). Its reputation is worldwide!.