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Royal Limoges is a
Limoges porcelain Limoges porcelain is hard-paste porcelain produced by factories in and around the city of Limoges, France, beginning in the late 18th century, by any manufacturer. By about 1830, Limoges, which was close to the areas where suitable clay was found, ...
manufacturer. Created in 1797, it is the oldest
Limoges Limoges ( , , ; , locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region. Situated o ...
porcelain factory still in operation. The nearby is classified as a historic monument. Today, it continues to make its own clay. Its decorations are imagined by style cabinets or by the decorators of its own clients and are all exclusive. It was successively known under the names of Porcelaines Alluaud, CFH (Charles Field Haviland), GDM (Gérard Dufraisseix and Morel), GDA (Gérard Dufraisseix and Abbott), SLPG (Société Limousine de Gestion Porcelainière) and Royal Limoges. The company also benefits from the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI).


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{{reflist Porcelain of France 1797 establishments in France