A. (Alfred) Lanternier - Table service (30) - Porcelain

Tableware set consisting of:
1 oval serving dish, 5.1 cm high x 39.3 x 28.9 cm
1 round serving dish, diameter 31.8 cm (small chip, photo no. 17)
14 dinner plates, diameter 25 cm
6 deep plates, diameter 24.9 cm
5 dessert or fruit plates, diameter 22.2 cm (chip, photo no. 29)
1 soup tureen, 18 cm high x 33.5 x 19.5 cm
1 salad bowl, 13.9 cm high, diameter 24.4 cm (chip, photo no. 50)
1 pedestal stand, height 11.7 cm, diameter 23.5 cm.
This splendid high-quality Limoges porcelain service was made by the A. (Alfred) Lanternier factory. Brand used by the Lanternier porcelain factory of Limoges from 1891 to 1914. Hand-painted, shaded, with gilded accents and a blue and green floral decoration with scalloped edges. Central small bouquet. The mark has a circular bronze stamp bearing the words "LIMOGES", "A.LANTERNIER" and "FRANCE"; followed by the green mark with the anchorage symbol AL — Anchor AL Limoges France
Lanternier mark:
In 1857 François Frédéric Lanternier founded a luxury porcelain workshop. In partnership with Breuil, he acquired the Chabrol factory and began producing porcelain, which he decorated by hand in his studio.
In 1890, the business was joined by Frédéric’s son, Alfred Lanternier. Alfred gained experience working in England as a representative of Wedgewood. The company changed its name to A. Lanternier & Co. and acquired another porcelain factory in Limoges. During World War I the factory also produced porcelain dolls. After the war, A. Lanternier & Co. continued producing luxury porcelains. In 1925 they received the Grand Prize at the Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes (Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes). They also produced porcelains for two design studios: Pomone (Le Bon Marché department store) and La Mestrado, the design studio of the famous Galeries Lafayette in Paris.