A brief history of Sarreguemines
Sarreguemines is a French East town. By the end of the eighteenth century, three merchants bought an oil mill near the Sarre river and created a small pottery manufacture. In 1812, under the direction of Paul Utzschneider, the business grew until the creation of three factories under the direction of Alexandre de Geiger on the 1830's.
Majolica
Sarreguemines production is wide, but one emerges : Sarreguemines majolica. Indeed, the manufacturing of majolica started in the 1870's and rised until the first world war. But what is majolica ? It is a kind of earthenware that has been fired to the biscuit stage. Then the decoration is painted on with metal-oxide glazes. After that, the piece is fired again. This last firing gives the brilliand and glossy finish to the glaze. Majolica is well-known for its bright and colorful glaze.
Sarreguemines produced a lot of majolica pieces, from common items to luxurious works of art. At Charmantiques, we have a wide choices of Sarreguemines majolica. It is a good place to begin a collection. Indeed, what is fabulous with majolica is that it can match a modern interior design and a country or shabby chic ambiance as well.
A fabulous French antique fruits centerpiece made of majolica by Sarreguemines. The large piece features a blue bowl full of fresh fruits: apples, grapes etc. The beautiful glaze finish is brilliant and glossy and colors are intense. This rare Sarreguemines bowl would be wonderful in a kitchen and would add a country ambiance.
A fabulous French antique fruits centerpiece made of majolica by Sarreguemines. The large piece features a blue bowl full of fresh fruits: apples, grapes etc. The beautiful glaze finish is brilliant and glossy and colors are intense. This rare Sarreguemines bowl would be wonderful in a kitchen and would add a country ambiance.
A French beautiful Sarreguemines majolica plate. The French country decor features a couple of white, grey and pink sparrows eating bunch of grapes on a yellow background surrounded by a green rim.
A wonderful French antique wall pocket made of iridescent majolica by Sarreguemines in the 1880's. It finely features a night butterfly: a hawkmoth.
A lovely French antique small vase made of majolica by the great French Sarreguemines faiencerie. The pink, blue and brown colors are truly vibrant and the glaze is shiny. This rare bud vase would be wonderful filled with fresh flowers.
A fabulous French antique shells serving platter made of majolica by Sarreguemines. The early 20th century oyster plate features a beautiful pink starfish on the middle. There are twelve compartments for shells and one for the sauce. The glaze is amazing. It is the perfect piece to display seafood on your table.
How to recognise Sarreguemines pieces ?
Most of the time, all the pieces produced by Sarregumines displays a stamp. They have been plenty of stamps. The old ones are the deep marks, then the stamp have been printed.