These five brown transferware plates were made by Louis Lebeuf & Thibault of Montereau France. The plates are just over 8 inches in diameter. The plates each have different decoration on them. The plates are Le Tasse, La Bourse, Palais De Justice, Place Louis XV and La Danse. The plates have impressed marks on them of LL&T and Montereau. None of the marks are complete but between the plates the LL&T can be made out. We date these to around 1840. There are knife marks on all of the pl ...click for details
This vase was decorated by A Klingenberg in the art nouveau style. It is an ivory color and has green stems and flowers that are violet. It is 9 inches tall. We date it to circa 1900. The AK France mark on the bottom was used from the 1890’s to 1910.
There are no chips, cracks or repairs. There is some gold wear around the top and also some wear to the gold lines that run from the top to the bottom.
This bronze candle holder is 18 ¾ inches tall. It has a Longwy porcelain insert on it with a maroon background and a bird on a branch among floral decoration. The insert is 3 ¼ inches long. The base of the piece is bronze. The remainder of the candlestick is a different type of metal and may be pot metal. This would date to the late 19th century or early 20th.
There is wear to the metal and oxidation on the bronze portion on the bottom. There is a tiny dent to the holder under the insert. Th ...click for details
This armorial plate has a ruffled edge and the outer band is reticulated. It is 9 inches in diameter. In the center there is a shield painted flanked by a lion and unicorn with the motto Esperance En Dieu under it. There is a crown above the shield. The plate is in famille rose colors and there is a floral decoration around the edges. The back has a faux Chinese mark as is common on many Samson pieces. The piece is from the 19th century. The armorial appears to be that of the Percy family, a pro ...click for details
This is a beautifully decorated vase with a floral decoration. the vase itself is molded with tulips in the decoration and then painted with a variety of flowers. The painted decoration is similar in style to the work done in the Dresden area. The vase is 10 ¼ inches tall and 6 ¼ inches in width. The blank is most likely from the Haviland factory. The piece has a mark on the bottom for Charles Reizenstein Co. It shows a crown with C A and R over the word SAXE and Allegheny Pa. Charles Reizenstei ...click for details
This brown transferware tureen is 11 ½ inches long, 6 ½ inches wide and 5 ½ inches to the top of the handle. It has Aesthetic period decoration including a crane, dragonfly and a bird among vegetation in a marshy area. The piece is well signed with an English registry mark dating 1876 and the maker and pattern name shown.
There is no damage to the piece but there are three areas worth mentioning that took place in firing. There are two small firing cracks with one on a handle and the other n ...click for details
This covered tureen was made by Charles Field Haviland, one of the Limoges makers. The piece is hand painted with floral decoration on the top and sides. The tureen is 9 ½ inches across by 7 ¾ inches across. It is 5 ¾ inches to the top of the handle. The bottom is marked with CFH. This mark was used from 1868 to 1881.
It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs.
This cup and saucer is absolutely magnificent. It is a deep cobalt in color with a gold trim. The cup is gold on the inside. On the outside of the cup and also on the top of the saucer a lace pattern has been painted on it. The workmanship is exquisite in the painting of this lace decoration. The cup is footed and is 3 ½ inches across excluding the handle and it is 2 1/8 inches tall. The saucer is scalloped around the edges and 5 ½ inches in diameter and 1 inch high. The bottom of the saucer ha ...click for details
This wonderful art nouveau charger is 11 ½ inches in diameter. It is a brownish color with gilding around the edge and in the center. Painted in the middle is the face of a beautiful lady in the style of Sarah Bernhardt by Alphonse Mucha. There is decoration of acorns and lives around the plate.
The back has the T&V Limoges mark and also has written 11-7-07 which I believe dates it to 1907.
It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs. There is some light scratches a ...click for details
This porcelain tray is done in the shape of a fan. The porcelain is quite thick and it is heavy. It has been decorated in a famille rose style with an armorial crest on it in an 18th century Chinese style. It is all hand painted and heavily gilded. It is 16 inches long, 10 inches tall and 2 3/8 inches deep.
The piece is marked Porcelaine de Paris France with double blue arrows. It also has a red mark meant to look like a Chinese mark. We believe this piece was made at the Porcelaine de Paris ...click for details