Description:

Gien, France, five coffee cups with saucers in faience.

Coffee cups with saucers decorated with a patchwork pattern of stripes, red roses and yellow panels. Marked.

Origin: France.
Material: Faience.
Dimensions: cup H. 6 cm, D. 11 cm, saucer D. 16 cm.
Period: Late 20th century.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor signs of wear.

Bio:
Faïencerie de Gien is a French faience factory in the town of Gien on the Loire, founded in 1821. In the 19th century it became known for tableware for Europe’s great families and for the tiles of the Paris metro, and today it is one of France’s most renowned faience manufacturers.