Guerin-Pouyat-Elite Ltd.
French, about 1915 - 1932
BiographyThe Bawo & Dotter company was set up in the 1860s in New York City. They imported china, mostly French Limoges porcelain, for the American market. Bawo & Dotter set up its own decorating studio in Limoges, France, during the 1870s, which was named The Elite Works. Those pieces have the double mark of B&D and Elite. They began manufacturing their own porcelain by 1896 – up to that point they had just purchased the plain blanks from other companies and decorated them, to sell in the United States. Around 1915-1925, the company purchased the William Guérin firm, and the name became Guérin-Pouyat-Elite, Ltd. (Guérin had already bought out the Jean Pouyat company.) The company closed in 1932, probably a victim of the Depression.
Person TypeCorporate Entity
French, founded 1902
American, 1923 - 1939
American, founded 1878
