Early 20th Century French Porcelain Lidded Chocolate Box for Marquise De Sevigne

A beautiful antique porcelain bowl with music box. The porcelain bowl is hand painted with ornaments, gold-colored accents and music theme images. At the bottom of the porcelain bowl...

Beautiful dish, a so-called 'vide-poche'. Originating from France, dated circa 1880-1900. The porcelain is hand painted with a romantic scene. There is also a small signature on 'Em...

Beautiful porcelain jardieniere, made by the French brand Limoges. The jardiniere has beautiful relief decorations, gold-colored accents and a beautiful pattern of colorful flowers. ...

This is a beautiful pastel painting from France. The painting is signed and dated lower right. The painting shows a large basket with an abundance of peaches, with some yellow daisie...

This is a beautiful pair of Dresden lidded vases and covers, circa 1900 in date. Superbly painted with panels of figural scenes of courting couples and flowers on a yellow and gilt ground, with underglaze blue Dresden marks to the bases. They are beautiful objects which will look fabulous in most surroundings. Condition: In excellent condition with no chips, cracks or signs of repair, and only very minor signs of wear comensurate with age and use, please see photos for confirmation of condition. Dimensions in cm: Height 32 x Width 20 x Depth 20 Dimensions in inches: Height 1 foot, 1 inch x Width 8 inches x Depth 8 inches Dresden porcelain - A King's Obsession In the early 1700s, King Augustus II, prince elector of Saxony, held goldsmith Johann Bottger prisoner and commissioned him to create gold. Bottger instead discovered the method of creating porcelain, a favored and valuable item in the king's eyes. The king announced to Europe in 1710 that he would open a porcelain manufactory in Dresden. He instead opened one at nearby Albrechtsburg castle. Espionage was rampant, and the king guarded his porcelain secret, even though it meant imprisoning workers within the castle walls. By 1720, the secret was leaked and porcelain producers popped up in Vienna and Venice. Dresden porcelain adopted Saxon crossed swords in under-glaze blue as its distinguishing mark. In 1736, the porcelain manufactory produced the "Swan Service...

Beautiful Meissen porcelain box.

Theodore Haviland, Limoges, France Painted with various hand-enameled color references and numbers over-glaze beneath color tabs. Marked to the front in orange-yellow enamel: "Coule...

French Porcelain Shaving Dish, “Italien à Moustiers”, Early 20th Century A beautifully hand-painted French porcelain shaving dish or barber’s bowl in the Italianate Moustiers style,...