Vintage From Paul is delighted to offer this pristine condition Longwy France 10 Piece Crackle Glaze Tea Service.

This lovely, large faience pottery bachelors tea set has a modernist angular shape to the bodies of the pieces, done in a typical Longwy crackle glaze. The handles, rims, spouts and finials are heavily gilded over the crackle glaze adding an interesting element of texture to these classic pieces. The body of the pieces is a creamy ivory with darker "crackle".

Each of the ten pieces of this set are in pristine condition. The gilding is intact and there are no signs of repairs. On very close inspection, with a magnifying glass, we found one glaze pop on one of the saucers, which is barely visible. The undersides of the pieces are clean, indicating that most likely this lovely set was never used, or if so for display purposes only.

The ten (10) pieces of this Longwy France 10 Piece Crackle Glaze Tea Service include the following:

One Serving Tray The serving tray measures 14-1/2 inches in diameter and 1-1/4 inches in height.

Two Cup and Saucer Sets. The cups stand 1-1/2 inches in height, measure 3-3/8 inches in diameter at the top. The saucers measure 5-1/4 inches in diameter.

One Lidded Tea Pot. The Tea Pot stands 3-1/4 inches in height without the lid in place, 5 inches in height with the lid in place. The Tea Pot measures 9-1/4 inches from handle to spout.

One Covered Sugar Bowl. The Covered Sugar Bowl stands 2-3/8 inches in height without the lid in place, 3-1/2 inches with the lid in place. The covered sugar bowl measures 6-7/8 inches from handle to handle. The bowl itself measures 5-1/8 inches in length, 2-7/8 inches in width.

One Creamer. The creamer stands 2-1/4 inches in height and measures 6 inches from spout to handle.

There are two different Longwy hallmarks seen on this tea service. The Tray is marked with "Decore a la Main, Emaux de Longwy France, Made in France". This is enclosed within a circle, with a crown and a holly branch within a shield. This particular hallmark was used by the Longwy Potteries during the period 1875 to the 1930's.

The other pieces are marked with "Decor a la Main, Emaux de Longwy, France". There is also a crown and a holly branch enclosed within a shield. This particular hallmark was used by the Longwy Potteries from 1920-1940's.

Based on the combination of hallmarks, the angular Art Deco style of the set, we place the date of manufacture  of this  Longwy France 10 Piece Crackle Glaze Tea Serviceto be in the late 1920's to late 1930's.

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About Longwy Pottery

The Longwy pottery was established towards the end of the 17th century in a Carmelite convent in the Meurthe et Moselle region of France near the point where France, Luxembourg and Belgium meet. The owners of the convent and pottery were the Huart family, and by 1865 had passed into the hands of Fernand and Hyppolyte d'Huart. They built new workshops and forsook the models, figures and reliefs that had previously been made in favour of earthenware decorated with enamel in the style of cloisonné.

This style, which they called Emaux de Longwy, continued as their main output and the style by which Longwy wares are recognized. Production has continued since, interrupted only by the two World Wars, and while the styles have changed with the times the general appearance of the pieces has remained unmistakable.

The company trades under the name Société des Faïenceries de Longwy et Senelle, Senelle being the location of their second plant which was used for firing from the time the pottery was first established.