“Margot” service from Saint-Amand, late 19th century

Exceptional service called Margot from the Ammandinoide company created around 1880.
It is made of "terre de fer", fine earthenware enriched with feldspar intended to make it more resistant.
The Margot decoration is very rich.
Each plate or dish has a scalloped edge that precisely delimits the piece.
The central decoration has three different motifs.
The largest of them is composed of an interlacing of flowers and foliage. It is well wedged on the bottom on the left and overflows onto the marli.
The other two, smaller, are also made of flowers and foliage.
One is placed on the bottom and rises on the buttress, the other is astride the buttress and the Tuesday.
This immutable arrangement, except for the soup tureen, ensures a very beautiful balance of the decoration.
Each piece is covered with the stamp of the Amandinoise company indicating the name of the decoration.
The blue-gray tone is very typical of the period. Note, however, that there is a version of this decoration in shades of red.
The service includes 45 pieces:
1 large soup tureen (diameter 28.5, height 26 cm)
2 deep dishes, large and medium (27.4 cm and 26.3 cm)
1 serving dish (26.8 cm)
1 large salad bowl (25.3 cm)
1 compotiet (23.3 cm)
25 flat plates, 21.6 cm on average but up to 22.5, the production being very artisanal
6 larger flat plates (23.3 to 23.8 cm)
5 half-deep plates (22.2 cm)
3 rare deep plates (20.7 cm and 4.2 cm high)
Don't hesitate! It is rare to find so many pieces of this magnificent service. It will be admired by your guests. !

Ref: Y82RDQIUYD