Information on Porcelain Tableware Shapes and Ordering Procedures
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Information on Porcelain Tableware Shapes and Ordering Procedures covering the de Gournay Dinner Service Collection Shapes The de Gournay Dinner Service Collection offers a choice of two shape styles, Octagonal (shown on the left below throughout) and Round. A single service may use one style exclusively or mix the two. The design of each piece has been reproduced from original 18th Century models with modifications to de Gournay’s design where necessary to ensure that each is suitable for contemporary dining. Plates are offered in Charger (12^"/320mm), Dinner (n"/280mm), Salad (9"/230mm), Dessert (7^"/191mm) and Side (6^"/165mm) sizes; www.degournay.com info@degournay.com

Serving Tureens are usually ordered with matching stands. Octagonal body sizes are Extra large (16"/406mm), Large (14"/360mm), Medium (12"/306mm) and small (10"/260mm) measured as the longest dimension of the main tureen body; www.degournay.com info@degournay.com

A round serving Tureen is also available in Large (13 V" / 342mm size with a matching stand; www.degournay.com info@degournay.com

Punchbowls are not offered in Octagonal style. Salad (10"/250mm), Fruit (12"/300mm) and Punch (16"/400mm) diameter sizes are available; Serving Platters are offered in 12"/300mm, 14"/350mm, 16"/400mm and Fish (20"/500mm) length versions; www.degournay.com info@degournay.com

Sauceboat models can be either Leaf Shaped with a Stand or Double-spouted for gravy separation (not illustrated);

Sugar or Rice bowl (5"/126mm diameter); Two Wine Cooler models are offered. The upper illustration shows the Bowl (7^"/190mm diameter) model and the lower illustration the Bucket (8"/200mm diameter) model;

Dragon Spout coffee pot (12" / 300mm tall); Teapot (6" / 150mm tall); www.degournay.com info@degournay.com

Drinking cups are offered in Teacup (3^792mm diameter), Coffee Cup (3"/78mm diameter), Expresso Cup (2"/50mm diameter) or Coffee Mug (3"/78mm diameter) shapes with matching saucers where appropriate; www.degournay.com info@degournay.com

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Candle Stick (8½"/220mm tall); Glazes 3 standard glazes are offered. Blanc de Chine - pure brilliant white. Celadon - tinged with a blue green hue. Pearl - white tinged grey containing darker flecks. Glaze Finishes Each glaze colour can be ordered with either a dimpled 18th Century style Orange Peel or a Smooth surface. Samples of these and the glaze colours are shown at the back of the Dinner Service Collection Sample Folder. Design Colours All de Gournay Dinner Service pieces are hand-painted with modern lead free enamels and consequently are ‘dishwasher-proof’ so can be used for everyday...

Antiquing A variety of antique finishes are available upon request. These must be sampled to our client prior to an order for these being accepted by de Gournay. Process A client chooses a design, principal colours and which pieces will make up their service (there is no minimum order). de Gournay quote and the client pays a deposit. The design is then presented in sketch form for every item that has been proposed and changes are made as required by the client. A sample plate is made to this design using the specified colours and glaze. This process is repeated until the client is...