De Bruyn Fives Lille The story of the majolica of Fives-Lille starts with Antione Gustave De Bruyn, a fourth generation potter who left Belgium in 1864 and moved to Fives-Lille, a community in the northern part of France.He started by building his own factory for production of clay pipes and whistles. Soon he expanded to include earthenware and stoneware for daily use. In 1887 the company catalogs included Art pottery and the newly popular Majolica. Majolica soon became a favourite choice for humidors, jardinières, vases and umbrella stands. The company' won a silver medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1889. The company soon employed more than 300 locals, production included majolica, sanitary wares and art pottery. Their sucess...
Manufacturing of tiles here dates back to 1386, over the centuries it was alternately tile and then pottery, with ceramics for fine tableware appearing at Longchamp under the leadership of Claude Phal-Matiron around 1832.
This mark is on the bottom of a stoneware tureen sourced from an old Hotel in the centre of France. The mark is that of the maufcturing company Revol, from St Uzes.The design could be anywhere between 1930s -1970s. The faded manufactuing mark is no longer readable but it can be seen that is was a round mark and under the magnifying glass I could make out the word 'Uzes'.
I have found exactly the same tureen online with a lid and readable mark.
You can find out more about the Revol brand on their website https://www.revol1768.com/content/6-our-legacy
The famous German brand 'Villeroy and Boch' needs no introduction to porcelain and pottery lovers of the world, but why does this Villeroy and Boch makers mark bear the words ' Made in France'
Sarreguemines is a commune in the Moselle department of the former region of Lorraine in north easten France. It came under French jurisdiction in 1766...
