Limoges Porcelain Pitcher & Basin
Pitcher: 10 inches. Bowl: 10.5 inches. A two-piece porcelain wash set comprising a footed pitcher and a twin-handled basin, both finished in a mother-of-pearl iridescent luster glaze. The pitcher features a high-arched spout and a scrolled handle decorated with molded acanthus leaf motifs. The basin is oval in form with integral shell-style handles. Both pieces are decorated with ceramic transfer floral vignettes featuring pink roses surrounded by yellow and blue wildflowers. The set is heavily accented with gilded borders, filigree, and stippled patterns, with fully gilded handles and rims. The underside of both the basin and the pitcher features a printed mark consisting of a blue fleur-de-lis symbol above the words Limoges China. The unglazed foot rim of the pitcher shows minor darkening.
[ translate ]Pitcher: 10 inches. Bowl: 10.5 inches. A two-piece porcelain wash set comprising a footed pitcher and a twin-handled basin, both finished in a mother-of-pearl iridescent luster glaze. The pitcher features a high-arched spout and a scrolled handle decorated with molded acanthus leaf motifs. The basin is oval in form with integral shell-style handles. Both pieces are decorated with ceramic transfer floral vignettes featuring pink roses surrounded by yellow and blue wildflowers. The set is heavily accented with gilded borders, filigree, and stippled patterns, with fully gilded handles and rims. The underside of both the basin and the pitcher features a printed mark consisting of a blue fleur-de-lis symbol above the words Limoges China. The unglazed foot rim of the pitcher shows minor darkening.
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