Antique French Art Nouveau Limoges Enamel on Copper Silver Mounted Vase

Description

A fine antique enameled copper vase.

In the Art Nouveau style in the manner of Camille Faure or Jean Luce. … more A fine antique enameled copper vase.

In the Art Nouveau style in the manner of Camille Faure or Jean Luce.

Retailed by Bailey, Banks, & Biddle.

With a polychrome pink, blue, and green enamel finish on a copper base.

Mounted with a silver plated mount to the top rim.

Bearing an old partial paper label for Bailey, Banks, & Biddle to the base.

Simply a wonderful Limoges enamel vase!

Date:
Early 20th Century

Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition.

Condition Details:
There is a spot of loss and a few hairline cracks to the enamel at the midrib seam of the body (likely from a popper bubble at the seam with hairlines extending along the midrib line and a few spots above it).

Except for the popped bubble, for the most part this has no visual impact.

Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.

Maker:
In the style of Camille Faure

Marks:
Marked to the base with an old paper label for Bailey, Banks, & Biddle.

Fineness:
Silver plate

Measurements:
Height: ca. 6 5/8 in.
Diameter: ca. 5 in.

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