Exclusive Antique Boch Frères Keramis Seafood Service “Hératux” with Lobsters — First Half of the 20th Century (6036)

Exclusive Antique Boch Frères Keramis Seafood Service “Hératux” with Lobsters — First Half of the 20th Century

1. Description in Exceptionally rare, complete, and artistically valuable Belgian royal faience service for royal dinners! The website antik1.com offers an exclusive, 15-piece antique ceramic service for serving seafood and fish dishes, crafted by the world-renowned Belgian manufactory Boch Frères Keramis. The set belongs to the exquisite “Hératux” series and stands out with its realistic, vibrant polychrome motifs of lobsters (crayfish), mussels, and other seashells on a warm, creamy white faience background. The edges of the dishes are adorned with an elegant, bright, and impeccably preserved gold rim. Such a thematic and complete service will be an outstanding pride for a festive table and a collection.

• Manufacturer: Boch Frères Keramis, Belgium.
• Series: Hératux. The original green manufactory stamp with the series name and the letter “G” is on the base of the dishes. An additional round Boch Frères, La Louvière stamp is impressed on the sauce boat.
• Period: First half / mid-20th century (approx. 1920–1950).
• Material: High-class antique faience / fine earthenware.
• Set Composition (Total 15 items):
  • 12 shallow dinner plates
  • 1 large oval serving platter with a monumental depiction of a lobster and mussels
  • 1 deep, large serving bowl
  • 1 sauce boat (sauciere) with an integrated base and a luxurious gilded handle
• Condition: Excellent antique condition. All items in the set are completely intact — without cracks, without chips, and without restoration. The glaze shine, bright gold rims, and vibrant polychrome designs have been preserved impeccably.

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Rare Antique Boch Frères Keramis Seafood Dinner Service “Hératux” with Lobsters – 15 Pieces

• Item: A highly prestigious, complete 15-piece antique ceramic seafood and fish dinner service from the renowned Belgian manufacturer Boch Frères Keramis.
• Series / Pattern: Hératux. Marked on the base of the items with the green underglaze “Hératux / BOCH FRERES / BELGIUM” stamp and the circular “MADE IN BELGIUM / BOCH Fes / LA LOUVIERE” factory mark on the gravy boat.
• Period: Early to mid-20th Century (circa 1920–1950).
• Material: Premium Belgian fine earthenware (faïence).
• Design & Theme: Features beautifully detailed, naturalistic polychrome designs of vibrant red lobsters, mussels, and seashells scattered across a creamy white body. The scalloped rims are highlighted with elegant, bright gold gilt edges.
• Set Includes: * 12 dinner plates
  • 1 large oval serving platter (decorated with a monumental lobster and mussels)
  • 1 deep serving/salad bowl
  • 1 matching gravy/sauce boat with an attached underplate and a heavily gilded handle
• Condition: Excellent antique condition. Remarkably well-preserved; free of chips, cracks, or restorations. The gold gilding and colorful enamel work remain bright, lustrous, and intact.

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Antikes Boch Frères Keramis Meeresfrüchte-Service “Hératux” mit Hummer-Dekor – 15-teilig

• Objekt: Ein außergewöhnliches, exklusives und vollständiges 15-teiliges Speiseservice für Meeresfrüchte und Fischgerichte von der berühmten belgischen Manufaktur Boch Frères Keramis.
• Serie: Hératux. Auf der Unterseite mit der originalen grünen Unterglasurmarke “Hératux / BOCH FRERES / BELGIUM” sowie der runden Fabrikmarke “BOCH Fes / LA LOUVIERE” gemarkt.
• Epoche: Frühes bis mittleres 20. Jahrhundert (ca. 1920–1950).
• Material: Feines belgisches Steingut (Fayence) von erstklassiger Qualität.
• Dekor: Realistische, farbenfrohe Polychrom-Malerei mit Darstellungen von roten Hummern (Krebsen), Miesmuscheln und Seemuscheln auf cremeweißem Fond. Die Ränder sind geschweift und elegant mit einem feinen, glänzenden Goldrand abgesetzt.
• Set-Inhalt:
  • 12 flache Speiseteller
  • 1 große ovale Vorlegeplatte (mit großem Hummer-Motiv)
  • 1 tiefe Servierschale
  • 1 elegante Sauciere mit festem Unterteller und vergoldetem Griff
• Zustand: Hervorragender antiker Zustand. Keine Risse, Chips oder Reparaturen. Die Farben und der Goldrand sind prachtvoll und frisch erhalten.

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