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.
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.
Revol was a manufacturer in the commune of Saint Uze in the Drôme region of S.E. France.
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 St Uze manufactuing mark only just readable in the top right corner.
The Blues of St Uze
Terre D'Acier - Terre d’acier literally means Steel Earth. It was registered as a trademark by Hector Revol.
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...