Robert Haviland & C. Parlon's
history
1771
Birth of William Haviland
William is the founding father of the Haviland dynasty
1835
CREATION OF HAVILAND BROTHERS CIE
This company, managed by the Haviland brothers, imports earthenware and porcelain to New York
1839
DEPARTURE FROM THE UNITED STATES FOR LIMOGES
William Haviland sends two of his sons, Robert and David, to France to look for suppliers
1842
CREATION OF THE FIRST PORCELAIN FACTORY OF THE HAVILAND FAMILY
David Haviland, Robert’s brother, created a porcelain decoration business in Limoges and then founded his own factory in 1853.
1850
THE THIRD GENERATION CONTINUES TO GROW THE FAMILY BUSINESS
Charles Field Haviland was born in 1832 in the United States and left in 1850 for France to settle in Limoges, where he came to help his uncle David, who had also left for France a few years earlier to create the Haviland factory.
1859
CREATION OF THE SECOND FACTORY OF THE FAMILY :
CH. FIELD HAVILAND
Charles Field Haviland creates his own factory
1897
Birth of Robert Haviland
Robert Haviland is the grandson of Charles Field Haviland
1924
CREATION OF THE ROBERT HAVILAND FACTORY
Robert Haviland created his own factory under his name Robert Haviland, which later became Robert Haviland et C. Parlon during his association with Camille Parlon
1927
CREATION OF THE DYNASTY pattern
This pattern, entirely worked in gold or platinum, created at the end of the 1920s, is undoubtedly the signature decoration of the company, as it expresses all its manual and exceptional know-how. Indeed, this very luxurious decoration, requiring extreme dexterity, requires more than a dozen operations, including chromolithography, inlaying, painting with bright gold or platinum and several firings.
1941
TAKE OVER OF MANUFACTURE CH. FIELD HAVILAND BY ROBERT HAVILAND
That year, Robert Haviland took over the brand from his grandfather Ch. Field Haviland.
1950
CREATION OF THE Elisabeth Pattern
In tribute to the Russian plate created in 1762 by Falconet for Empress Catherine II of Russia, R. Haviland & C. Parlon has reproduced this exceptional design with its royal past for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
1960 - 1970
THE R. HAVILAND & C. PARLON EQUIPS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND PRESTIGIOUS TABLES IN THE WORLD
The factory becomes at this period the most prized factory. Museums, institutions and royal families call upon it to decorate their tables with exclusive and extraordinary decorations. It creates for example the Ambassade service, specially dedicated to the French embassies in the whole world. At the time, this service was decorated with a blue net underlined by a gold thread and stamped with the monogram R.F. République Française. R. Haviland & C. Parlon, it is also the realization of orders for the Maharajah of Boroda, the Shah of Iran, the King of Morocco, the Count of Paris, the Sultan of Brunaï…
1974
CREATION OF THE Matignon pattern
Created especially at the request of Madame Chirac, after a design from the Musée de Sèvres, for the Hôtel Matignon, this service combines the classicism of its decoration with a theme of foliage highlighted in gold in harmony with the gardens of the famous residence.
1976
CREATION OF THE Monet pattern
The porcelain factory Robert Haviland & C. Parlon was commissioned to revive the dinner service in the Giverny dining room, created at the time by Monet himself. To do this, the factory worked to find the exact color and to recreate specially molds to reproduce the identical service of the painter. Since its inception, this decoration has been a great success and has continued to grow both in France and abroad, such as Tiffany’s, which has had the exclusive right to use it throughout the United States for many years.
1984
THE PORCELAIN FACTORY R. HAVILAND & C. PARLON BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE COLBERT COMMITTEE
The porcelain factory R. Haviland & C. Parlon joins the most prestigious houses of French luxury by becoming a member of the Colbert Committee.
1987
Créations de décors spéciaux, pour célébrer le bicentenaire de la constitution des Etats-Unis, offerts au président des Etats-Unis
1988
Réalisation d’une pièce exceptionnelle pour la première vente aux enchères Sotheby’s en République Populaire de Chine
1989
EQUIPMENT OF FRENCH EMBASSIES ABROAD IN HONOR OF THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
The house of Robert Haviland & C. Parlon equipped more than 20 French embassies abroad for the official receptions given by the President of the Republic to celebrate the bicentenary of the French Revolution. The services designed especially for the occasion were imagined by the artist Robert Constantin.
1990
ROBERT HAVILAND ALSO EQUIPS THE FINEST RESTAURANTS
After the royal families, institutions and museums, it is now the turn of the most beautiful restaurants to trust her. She equips Georges Blanc in Vonnas, Olivier Rollinger in Cancale, Georges Vié in Versailles or Le Lucas Carton in Paris.
2011
THE MANUFACTURE RECEIVES THE "LIVING HERITAGE COMPANY" LABEL
The Robert Haviland & C. Parlon receives this label awarded by the state in recognition of a know-how based on ancient techniques.
2012
CREATION OF THE SYRACUSE pattern
This emblematic pattern of the house bears a name that has made more than one poet dream. The artist Arielle de Brichambaut, in collaboration with R. Haviland & C. Parlon, has created a jewel of a setting that captures the turquoise of the Mediterranean in the gold of Greek and Roman civilizations.
2021
THE R. HAVILAND & C. PARLON IS NOW MANAGED BY TWO WOMEN
In 2020, the porcelain factory was taken over by a new young and dynamic team to perpetuate its spirit of excellence and high quality craftsmanship, which have made the company famous for over a century. The new team led by two sisters, Marie-Amélie and Marie-Caroline Guillot (respectively President and General Manager), is committed to preserving the DNA of the company based on extreme quality, exceptional manual know-how and great creativity of the decorations.
« My sister and I, originally from the Limoges region, are very happy and proud to take over this factory, to ensure the preservation of its values and the continuity of its excellence, to increase customer satisfaction and to accelerate its development in France and internationally. The porcelain factory Robert Haviland & C. Parlon porcelain factory has a unique heritage that my sister and I are committed to preserving by bringing our passion for creativity and a common desire to offer very high quality products from the greatest French craft tradition. »
Marie-Amélie and Marie-Caroline Guillot are in charge of customer relations and creation within the company.
Robert Haviland & C. Parlon
14 ancienne route d’Aixe, Isle, 87170
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Email: contact@cplimoges.com
Phone : +33 (0)5 55 01 29 44
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