Antique Gold Encrusted LS&S Limoges shop China Vegetable Soup Tureen ca.1891 to 1914

Product Name: Antique Gold Encrusted LS&S Limoges shop China Vegetable Soup Tureen ca.1891 to 1914
Antique Gold Encrusted LS&S Limoges China Vegetable Soup Tureen ca.1891 to 1914 Good used condition. Description: Gold Encrusted Filigree Laurel Band with Matching Gold edge Lid. This has the Green Printed Maker's Mark of "LIMOGES - logo - Over shop "FRANCE". Maker's Mark dates the china to ca. 1891 to 1914. François Frédéric Lanternier established a luxury porcelain workshop in 1857. Partnering with Breuil he took over the Chabrol factory and started producing porcelain, which was artistically hand decorated in his studio. In 1890 the company was joined by Frederic's son, Alfred Lanternier. Alfred gained experience working in England as a Wedgewood representative. The company changed name to A. Lanternier & Co. They bought another porcelain factory in Limoges. During WWI the factory also produced porcelain dolls. After the war A. Lanternier & Co. continued production of luxury porcelain. In 1925 they received the Grand Prix at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Indus.