A beautiful pair of Nimy earthenware fruit bowls with small blue and white checks around the rim. They date from the early 20th century.
On the back, there is the mark of the Imperial and Royal Manufacture of Nimy, Fabrication Belge, Made in Belgium, INNO.
Founded in 1789 in Nimy near Mons, the factory changed owners several times. In 1849, the earthenware factory was acquired by the Mouzin – Lecat company. These pragmatic industrialists relaunched production and made the name of Nimy known throughout the world. Drawing on their successive experiences, they took over the factories of Onnaing (France) in 1858 and Wasmuël in 1878. In 1898, the founding company became a limited company and began its decline. The factory went through the First World War during which the occupier dismantled many Belgian factories to seize their production tools and avoid competition. From 1921, the Nimy factory was acquired by the Maastricht ceramic company (Netherlands) which definitively closed the factory in 1951 (source: Faïencerie de Nimy (museedenimy.blogspot.com).
The 2 fruit bowls are in good general condition: no cracks, 2 tiny chips on one (see photos) and 1 firing defect line in the other which do not detract from their charm.
It is rare to have an identical pair.
Dimensions: 22.2 cm in diameter, 4.3 cm in height, weight 1.112 kg.
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