This French hand gilded trellis-work surrounding enameled purple-pink flower heads shows as a jeweled bibelot. LeTallec decorating studios started in France in 1930.[37A] Up to today, it decorates a very small number of boxes, entirely by hand enameling, generally as private stock for high end retailers (Bonwitt Teller, Tiffany & Co., etc.).[37B] Their hand painting is consistently exquisite.[37C] The bottom of the box has the Le Tallec mark (#3) started in 1941 and artist initials 'S.F. ...click for details
This footed French serving tray is heavily decorated with gold fading into apple green down to white ground. Centered on the tray under the gilded Rococo handle is a typical 18th Century bucolic landscape decoration. It has minute figures of women at a picnic in the foreground and a distant mountain chateau with dark clouds and craggy rock textures. The painting, over glazed enamel, is signed by Muville. He is known to have painted for some Limoges ceramic manufacturers like Lazeyras, Rosenfeld ...click for details
