Très British!
Limoges Bawo & Dotter Élite Porcelain Dish Service 1920-1932
Fine porcelain tableware Limoges Bawo & Dotter, Guérin Pouyat elite, 1920-1932 made in France. Complete set that includes:
8 large plates of 24.5 cm in diameter.
8 medium plates of 19.5 cm in diameter.
8 soup bowls of 19 cm in diameter.
8 bread plates of 15.5 cm in diameter.
8 ramekins of 13 cm in diameter.
1 large serving plate 45 cm long and 35 cm wide.
1 receiver 8.5 cm high, 21 cm long and 15 cm wide.
1 soup serving dish 12 cm high, 25 cm long and 20.5 cm wide.
Bawo & Dotter, established in the 1860s, was a New York firm focusing on importing ceramics, especially from Limoges, into the United States.
In the early 1870s, Bawo & Dotter founded The Elite Works in Limoges. The firm decorated china blanks provided by other manufacturers. In addition to dinnerware, The Elite Works also decorated decorative accessories and trinket boxes.
Bawo & Dotter also had decorating operations in Austria and Bohemia.
World War I halted production. When the war ended, William Guérin, who had previously purchased Pouyat, bought The Elite Works in 1921. The new company became Guérin-Pouyat-Elite. It continued in operation until 1932.
William Guérin managed a Limoges porcelain factory, eventually purchasing it in 1877. The firm produced a wide range of ceramics ranging from architectural fixtures to dinnerware. Guérin’s sons joined the firm in 1903. In 1911, Guérin purchased the Pouyat porcelain factory.