Limoges Ice Cream Dessert Set Enameled Gold

Porcelain : By Maker Or Type : Limoges

 

Magnificent 9-piece hand painted Limoges Bawo & Dotter (Elite Works) ice cream/dessert set, with lovely pink flowers, enameled gold leaves and gold sponge work against a very nice matte yellow background. Pastel background color varies with lighter color in the center. Set has both the Coiffe mark and the Elite Works' Mark 11, which according to Mary Gaston's Collector's Encyclopedia of Limoges porcelain dates the set to circa 1920-1932.

Set comprises one 15 7/8 x 9 1/8-inch platter and eight 6 7/8-inch dessert dishes. Condition is very good, with the exception of a 1-inch fine line in the glaze on the platter and minor rubbing on 2 plates. Slight gilt loss.

Item ID: 350