Elegant Ahrenfeldt Limoges Demitasse Cup & Saucer

Antiques: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Porcelain Pre 1920: item #771626
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This porcelain demitasse cup and saucer was produced in France by Ahrenfeldt Limoges before 1920. It was specially made for Ovington's of New York and Chicago. The saucer has a diameter of 4 1/2 inches and the cup is 2 inches high. The porcelain is fine and translucent. It has an ivory color. Both pieces are ornately gilded with raised gold. There are borders and bands of embossed gilding. The combination is quite elegant. This demitasse set is in excellent condition.

Large Antique Sevres Bleu Celeste Porcelain Box

Antiques: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Porcelain Pre 1920: item #771177
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This lovely Sevres style porcelain dresser box with bleu celeste ground and ormolu mounts measures an impressive 13.5" wide, 10" deep and 6" high. Underside carries a Sevres mark with spurious year code for 1756. Top contains a courting scene after Fragonard via transfer printing, and gilded and hand-painted floral scenes decorate the side panels, underside of the lid and bottom of the inside. Overall condition is excellent. Gilt metal frame was recently reaffixed to the porcelain box. Hinges a... Click for details

Rare ~Sevres Royal Family Coffee Pot~ Signed

Antiques: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Porcelain Pre 1900: item #770678

Rare ~Sevres Royal Family Coffee Pot~ Signed but As-Is with a chip on the inside top rim and a fine hairline crack (please see photos).

Clement Massier 1844 - 1917 Boy with pumpkin vase

Antiques: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French Pre 1900: item #770608
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A lovely tuquoise glazed vase by Clement Massier. Probably made in the same period 1885/1895 as the lion I'm selling. (see my other add) This little boy of neo classical style is dragging with him a large pumpkin. This figure is very well sculptured with great detail. It has the incised stamp on the bottom. It looks like there's a signature at the left foot but I might be wrong. Because of the glazing it's not recognizable and may not be there at all. In perfect condition. No chips or damage. ... Click for details

Clement Massier 1844-1917 Ceramic lion

Antiques: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French Pre 1900: item #770598
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A wonderful and rare turquoise glazed sculpture of a roaring lion. Massier studio Golfe Juan appr. 1885/1895. Measurements 6" x 2" (15.5 x 6,5 cm.)Incised stamp on the bottom and monogram frontside left M.A. (Marius Alexandre??)In very good conditon. Some age crackling. A small chip to the left ear. This is a rare find nowadays. Clement Massier comes from a long line of ceramists starting in the early 18th. century. In 1883 he opened a new factory(studio) in a small town Golfe Juan convenien... Click for details

Old Paris coffee cup and saucer w/ portrait medallions

Antiques: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Porcelain Pre 1837 VR: item #770418
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Old Paris French porcelain coffee cup with saucer, decorated with portraits of classical scholars and philosophers. Circa: 1800-1825. Each side of the cup bears a round cartouche with a classical portrait in profile against a maroon ground, while the saucer has three cartouches with representations of the arts and sciences. Fully gilded interior. Excellent condition with the rich gilding intact. No chips, cracks or restoration. Unmarked.

Signed JEROME MASSIER FRANCE MAJOLICA MUSICAL FROG

Antiques: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Pottery Pre 1910: item #770397
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A rare late 19th century majolica pottery figurine of a musical frog, signed Jerome Massier Vallauris, France. Massier's factory closed in 1902 and this figurine dates to the late 1800s. It depicts a 5" tall frog playing a lute with folky hand painted details. This item is in very good original condition with no cracks, crazing, losses, damage or repairs other than the following: small chips to the ends of the toes, small glaze flakes on the lower lip, lute neck at the end, frog's wrist and b... Click for details

Rare 21-inch Antique St Denis French Porcelain Vases

Antiques: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Porcelain Pre 1900: item #770389
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Outstanding pair of large, handpainted 19th Century Orientalist Porcelain Vases by Saint-Denis, suburban to Paris, France; four panels superbly painted by "T. Leroy," with both portraits of the four paintings so signed, lower right. The verso of each Portrait Vase is painted with a landscape to correspond with the portrait on the companion vase.

Against pale yellow ground, both the front and back cartouches are richly ... Click for details

Sweet Sevres Style Demitasse Cup & Saucer

Antiques: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Porcelain Pre 1900: item #770350
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This porcelain demitasse cup and saucer was produced in France in the late 19th century. We believe it was produced by a Paris manufacturer who used a faux Sevres mark on it. The saucer is 4 5/8 inches in diameter and the cup is 2 1/4 inches high. The porcelain is very delicate and translucent. The cup is molded with melon ribs, has a scalloped rim and a fancy handle. The cup has the same ribbing and is also scalloped. The cup is beautifully hand gilded with raised gold accents. There are... Click for details

Limoges Game Platter with Geese

Antiques: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Porcelain Pre 1920: item #769908
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This is a lovely game platter made by Limoges. The platter has a scene of four white geese soaring in the sky consisting of the colors red and gold with delicately designed handles. Along with the handles the edges are lined with gilt . It is in excellent condition. The back is hallmarked with “Limoges France” (Green). The circa date ranges from 1891 to 1914. It measures 18.5” by 13” and it weights 4.5 lbs.