Plate and Platter Collections

As Designed In Time, With The Famous Artwork Of The Various Artists

André Renoux

Parisian Restaurant Interiors

Dinnerware
Sets of Four

Still in stock and available — the Parisian Restaurant Interiors collection (at left) commemorated André Renoux's passing in 2002. Acquire this classic while we still have some stock. (Platters, plates, and dessert plates.) Supplies are limited. These beautiful porcelain plates and platters are no longer available at the retail store level (and, we're told, are highly collectible).

In addition, we also still have some of the Paris Cafés series available (at right). Again, these are limited stock, so please call us to check availability and order.

If you have chipped or broken one of your plates, E-mail us
or call us at 1-408-446-3000
— we'll try to help you out.

Paris Cafés

Dessert Set
Sets of Six

André Renoux — Past Placemat and Coaster Collections

André Renoux is an artist who has made Paris his own. He was the perfect painter / poet to capture the sounds, smells, and taste of Paris. These hardback placemat and coaster tray collections were the beginning of artistic adventures widely imitated today by other artists. Truth of the matter is, there is only one "André Renoux".

Learn more about the background of André Renoux.

André Renoux -- Les Bistros Collection
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Aug 1989: Les Bistros (The Cafés and Restaurants) images chosen were Cherche Midi, Café Bar, Café L'Absintre, Café Tabac, Le Bistro de Paris, and Restaurant La Grillé.

Visit the "Le Bistro Suite" -- limited edition serigraphs by Renoux.

André Renoux -- Les Magasins (The Shops of Paris) Collection
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Aug 1989: Les Magasins (The Shops of Paris) images included Boucherie de L'Ile, Boulangerie Parisienne, Poissonnerie Marée, Vins & Liqueurs, Beurre Oeufs Fromages, and Confiserie Epicerie Fine.

Visit Boutiques of Paris -- a limited edition serigraph by Renoux.

André Renoux -- The London Pubs Collection
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The Story: Only a natural to follow Paris boutiques with an André Renoux walk through of the charming streets of London. Bringing alive the magic and charm of the old London Pubs to your table as only André Renoux's brush can do.

Aug. 1993: The London Pubs collection created in 1993 for L'Art Pour La Table retail customers, visits thePubs of London. Images chosen were: The Wilton Arms, Mr. Bill Bentley, The Loose Vine (now, The Bunch of Grapes), Lowndes Arms, The Opera Tavern, and The Worlds End Distillery.

Visit the magnificent serigraph collection of André Renoux.

Guy Buffet

Guy Buffet -- California Vineyards Collection
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The Story: Spanek, Inc. Marketing Division discovered Guy Buffet on a trip to Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii in 1990. Representing Guy's images from 1990 to 1995 on culinary tabletop items, product collections were sold and marketed to the high end retail trade (i.e. Williams-Sonoma, etc.).

July 1991: California Vineyards Collection was created with placemats and coasters. Six regions of California's vineyards were commissioned: Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma, Central Coast, Sierra Mountains, and Santa Cruz vineyards. These original oils are still the property of Spanek's Art Gallery Division. See Art Gallery Division site for information.

Interested in in the Artist? Visit his bio-page.

Guy Buffet -- The Vineyards of France Collection
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The Story: Inspired by Guy's past original oils sold of the French Wine Regions, a classic
placemat and coaster collection was created using Guy's artistic talent, covering the techniques of such artistic figures as Chagell, Matisse, Picasso and Toulouse Lautrec in these paintings.

July 1991: The Vineyards of France Collection
covered these six regions: Beaujolais, Chablis, Champagne, Bordeaux, Cotes du Rhone, and Burgundy.

Guy Buffet -- La Belle Époque Collection
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The Story: With the cooperation of Perrier Jouet Champagne in France, who commissioned Guy Buffet to paint these original oils for their own professional advertising campaigns, this unique series was created.

July 1992: La Belle Époque, The Great Era, placemat and coaster collection includes four dinner mats images: Le Buffet De La Gare, Place Pigalle, Champs Elysees, and Cote d'Azur, six coaster images: The Chefs include: And Now What?, Calf's Head, and The Last Chicken. The Waiters include: Cellar Master, Sommelier, and Garcon & Belle Époque were selected to create the unique series.

Georges Coulon -- Still Life Collection
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The Story: Madame Coulon was introduced to Spanek, Inc. by our good friends the "Letovskys" in Paris, France in 1993. She arranged for the exclusive works of Georges Coulon, her late husband, to be used for a very private exclusive distribution of coasters,
placemats, and one serving tray.

August 1993: The very famous tabletop Still Life images used were The Country Table, Fruits of Summer, The Melon, and The Delftware Jug.

Learn more about the Artist.

Robert Lyn Nelson

1993: With the help of his wife, Uilani, we selected images from the Circles of Life collections for our coasters of New Moon Over Windward Oahu, Sunlit Glow, Search for Harmony, Moonlit Moment, A Discovery Off Anahola, and Honolulu: Bay if Pi'ilani, and the Windows of the Sea images for the dinner mats and service tray of The Melody and Magic of Seven Pools, Lahaina Rhythms, Land and Sea, In Celebration of the Newborn, Undersea Symphony of Hana. Spanek, Inc. and our L'Art Pour La Table division proudly presented this collection to the trade as a major fundraiser during the 1993-1996 period.

More on Robert Lyn Nelson.

The Paquebots were La Tauraine, 1891, France, 1912, Paris, 1921, De Grasse, 1924, Normandie, 1935, and Ile De France, 1949.

Each day on board was a celebration transporting passengers perfumed and dressed by the best French designers. The French Line taught the "French Way of Life", luxury, art, and voluptuousness - deliciously. Gastronomy was the order of the day.

L'Art Pour La Table division was proud to help create this collection in time and it was a true privilege working with such a class organization and wonderful lady.