Guerin & Cie Limoges Porcelains g60
William Guerin (1838-1912) was born near Limoges and trained in porcelain techniques. After military service, he rented a porcelain decorating workshop in the Faubourg Montjovis (Limoges) in 1836, doing export.
About 1872 Guerin took over the porcelain workshop of Lebron & Cie. Then in 1877 he bought the porcelain factory that had been established by Jouhanneaud and Dubois in Rue du Petit-Tour (Limoges), and which had been bought in 1867 by the Utzschneider Company of Saurregemines and run by Leopold Dubois. This enlarged company produced a wide range of wares, selling a lot of whiteware and also continuing decoration.
Guerin's sons William and Andre joined the company in 1903. In 1911 W. Guerin & Cie merged with the nearby Pouyat factory, buying 3/4 of Pouyat; the new firm became Guerin & Cie. Possibly both company marks were continued; in any case WWI greatly decreased output.
In 1920 or 1921 by Bawo & Dotter Ltd., owner of Elite name, bought Guerin & Cie and became Guerin Pouyat Elite, with Carl Bawo as technical director from 1923. The marks of all 3 firms continued to be used. The factory closed in 1932 and was demolished in 1933.
Guerin & Cie Marks and Limoges Boxes
Also see Bawo & Dotter and Pouyat for their marks
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Mark G60a: Green porcelain mark 1870s-
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Mark G60b: Green porcelain mark 1891-1932
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Mark G60c: Blue decorating mark 1891-1932
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Mark G60d: Blue decoration mark 1891-1932
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Mark G60e: Decoration mark in various colors 1819-1932
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Guerin & Cie probably made Limoges boxes.
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