Limoges Painted Enamel Tazza and Cover

Limoges Painted Enamel Tazza and Cover

Polychrome painted having the story of 'The Garden of Eden' on lid, interior having a soldier and creatures using the brass attachment to base as the shield; base having a foliage motif

Provenance: Collection of Lucy and Stanley Lopata, St. Louis, Missouri; thence by descent

Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Gold Coast) estate

Height: 11 inches, Diameter: 7 1/2 inches (with lid)

Condition: Good, overall light wear consistent with age and normal use; lid having a minor chip with loss on Eve's legs, some chips around edge of brass banding, gold paint around bottom edge worn in some areas; tazza having tape residue on interior, small chips with repaint around upper edge under banding, base having chips, nicks and scuffs

Category: Decorative Arts > Objects

Estimated Sale Time: 10:24 am CST

Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote

Sales Tax: Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Dimensions: 11 in
Condition Report: Good, overall light wear consistent with age and normal use; lid having a minor chip with loss on Eve's legs, some chips around edge of brass banding, gold paint around bottom edge worn in some areas; tazza having tape residue on interior, small chips with repaint around upper edge under banding, base having chips, nicks and scuffs