Réminiscence Fleurie: the Guy Degrenne plate that sets the scene before dinner even starts
A Limoges porcelain charger with hand-painted floral garlands, designed to dress the table before the meal even begins.
What it is
The Réminiscence Fleurie charger plate belongs to the French house Guy Degrenne, founded in 1948 and specialising in porcelain and stainless steel. It’s a charger plate: the one placed beneath the dinner plate, the one that stays on the table throughout the meal and sets the tone before the first course even arrives. It measures 29.5 cm in diameter, a size designed to hold a smaller plate on top: it is there to present, not to serve food directly.
It’s made from Limoges porcelain, a material associated in France with manufacturing craftsmanship. Its colour is described as multicoloured, linked to the floral decoration on the piece. This is a single model, identified by product reference 248371.
This type of plate is aimed at formal table settings rather than rushed everyday use. It suits a festive table, a family meal, a moment when the service takes its time to unfold.
Why it exists
According to the brand, the plate is designed to elevate the presentation of the dish. The idea isn’t to feed, but to frame: to give a visual setting to what’s about to be served. Guy Degrenne describes the piece as having romantic charm, a way of saying that the floral decoration aims to evoke an atmosphere rather than simply decorate.
The issue the brand is addressing here is that a table can look bare between courses without a charger plate. The piece stays in place from start to finish of the meal, so it carries an aesthetic responsibility that the dinner plate, changed with every course, doesn’t have.
What matters
The 29.5 cm diameter places this plate in a classic charger-plate format, neither too imposing nor too discreet. This has a real, practical effect on the table setting: large enough to hold a standard dinner plate without it overhanging, contained enough not to overwhelm the other pieces arranged around it.
The material, Limoges porcelain, works on two levels. First, there’s its image, tied to a French tradition of porcelain-making. Second, there’s a practical one: the brand states that the porcelain resists knocks and wear thanks to firing at very high temperatures. Taken at the brand’s word, this suggests a piece designed to last rather than for occasional, fragile use.
The decoration, with its hand-painted floral garlands according to the brand, sets this plate apart from an entirely mechanised production. This makes no difference to everyday use, but it places the piece in a range where craftsmanship is put forward as a selling point.
Dishwasher and microwave compatibility is a genuine practical feature, not just a decorative claim. It means the plate can be cleaned without any special care after the meal, and can be warmed up beforehand if needed for serving. This is what sets a usable piece of tableware apart from a purely decorative one.
The place of manufacture, France, rounds out the product’s identity. Combined with the Limoges porcelain, it anchors the plate in an entirely French production chain, from the design of the decoration to the firing.
Day to day
It goes in the dishwasher, which simplifies cleaning up after a meal where several pieces of tableware have been used. It can also go in the microwave, a useful detail if you want to use it for a service that requires keeping a dish warm.
Technical specifications
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.5 cm |
| Material | Limoges porcelain |
| Colour | Multicoloured |
| Product reference | 248371 |
| Care compatibility | Dishwasher and microwave safe |
| Place of manufacture | France |
| Manufacturer’s warranty | 2 years against non-conformity |
What the brand says
Guy Degrenne states that this plate elevates the presentation of the dish, relying on its role as a visual support rather than on function alone. The brand describes the piece as having romantic charm, a term that directly refers back to the chosen floral decoration.
According to the brand, the floral garlands adorning the rim of the plate are hand-painted, a craftsmanship claim put forward to distinguish the piece from purely industrial production. Finally, Guy Degrenne states that the porcelain resists knocks and wear thanks to firing at very high temperatures, presenting durability as a direct consequence of the manufacturing process.
Why it caught our eye
We were won over by this confident choice of hand-painted decoration, openly embraced by the brand rather than buried in the sales pitch. We also like the idea of a plate designed to stay on the table from start to finish of the meal, a quiet role that genuinely changes the look of a table setting. It reflects Guy Degrenne's deliberate mix of French tradition and practicality, with a piece that's dishwasher-safe despite its decorative ambitions.
Exactly the kind of brand we’d love to come across on O!deal one day.
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