Vieux Luxembourg

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Vieux Luxembourg by Villeroy and Boch [1]

One of the oldest European porcelain manufacturers, Villeroy & Boch’s first pattern, Vieux Luxembourg, which is still in production, was commissioned for Louis XV in 1745.^{[citation needed]}

Villeroy and Boch’s Vieux Luxembourg is reminiscent of the designs that were imported from the Orient during the 16th and 17th centuries. The porcelain body of Vieux Luxembourg is accented with a scalloped rim and cobalt blue trim. Detailed floral sprays are spread across the body of each piece. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small country that is landlocked by France, Germany, and Belgium. Its history can be traced to the building of the Luxembourg Castle in 963.

For Villeroy & Boch, that step was the establishment of a pottery in Audun-le-Tiche, Lorraine on April 1st, 1748 their first pattern, Vieux Luxembourg. Just a few decades later, the enterprise counted among the finest of European craftsmen, acclaimed as “Francois Boch et Freres, Manufacture Imperiale et Royale” of Septfontaines, near the city of Luxembourg.