Limoges porcelain butter dish

Nice vintage butter box including: – a shell-shaped butter dish in limoges porcelain (h 3 X lo 12 cm) – a stainless steel knife (lo 10.8 cm) The butter dish is stamped below "limoges de montmagny". Limoges porcelain is one of the two main porcelain productions of france, and the only one from a real production territory, located around the city of limoges in the hautes – viennes. It was in 1768 that exploitable deposits of kaolin were found, an essential material for the production of this hard and translucent ceramic, and it was from this discovery that limoges porcelain was born and developed. Since the 18th century, the notoriety of limoges porcelain has developed to the point that the name of the city immediately evokes the art of porcelain. This timeless kitchen and table accessory will be perfect for presenting butter in an elegant way at the table! It is also a nice gift for a lover of tableware. (box: h 4.5 X la 15 X lo 17 cm)