Limoges Trinket Box

Early Limoges Porcelain Le Tallec Trinket Box For Bonwit Teller Gold Grapes

Early Limoges Porcelain Le Tallec Trinket Box For Bonwit Teller Gold Grapes
Early Limoges Porcelain Le Tallec Trinket Box For Bonwit Teller Gold Grapes
Early Limoges Porcelain Le Tallec Trinket Box For Bonwit Teller Gold Grapes
Early Limoges Porcelain Le Tallec Trinket Box For Bonwit Teller Gold Grapes
Early Limoges Porcelain Le Tallec Trinket Box For Bonwit Teller Gold Grapes
Early Limoges Porcelain Le Tallec Trinket Box For Bonwit Teller Gold Grapes
Early Limoges Porcelain Le Tallec Trinket Box For Bonwit Teller Gold Grapes

Early Limoges Porcelain Le Tallec Trinket Box For Bonwit Teller Gold Grapes   Early Limoges Porcelain Le Tallec Trinket Box For Bonwit Teller Gold Grapes

FEATURING AN EARLY, RARE AND BEAUTIFUL LE TALLEC FRENCH LIMOGES PORCELAIN TRINKET BOX MADE EXPRESSLY FOR BONWIT TELLER. ALL HAND PAINTED ON THE COVER AND SIDES WITH PROFUSE RAISED GOLD GRAPE CLUSTERS, TRAILING VINES AND LEAVES THAT WEAVE IN AND OUT OF BEAUTIFUL GARLANDS OF BLUE FORGET-ME -NOT FLOWERS IN VARIOUS SHADES OF BLUE, PURPLE, WHITE, YELLOW AND GREEN RAISED ENAMEL. THE INTERIOR IS DECORATED WITH THE BLUE FORGET-ME-NOT MOTIF IN CENTER OF COVER AND BASE, A NICE ADDED TOUCH. THERE IS SO MUCH WORK ON THIS BOX!

HAND PAINTED SIGNATURE MADE IN FRANCE FOR BONWIT TELLER AND NUMBER 710 IN RED. PART OF A PAPER LABEL IS PRESENT ALSO.

ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT SIGNED LE TALLEC, IT IS SAFE TO ATTRIBUTE THIS BOX TO THE LE TALLEC WORKSHOP. THE RAISED GOLD GRAPE MOTIF IS ONE FOR WHICH LE TALLEC IS KNOWN. ALSO, THE GOLD FLOWER ON UNDERSIDE IS ONE OF THEIR SIGNATURE MARKS. WHAT A SAD DAY THAT WAS! THE STORE WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND TIFFANY'S ON 57TH STREET UNTIL DONALD TRUMP TOOK IT OVER AND BUILT TRUMP TOWER.

I BELIEVE THIS BOX DATES CIRCA 1930, BUT COULD BE A BIT LATTER BUT MORE LIKELY, EARLIER. DIMENSIONS: A HAIR OVER 4" LONG X 3" DEEP X 1 5/8 HIGH. NO CRACKS, CHIPS, DAMAGES, RESTORATIONS.

THREE OF THE GRAPES ARE MISSING. NOT NOTICEABLE AS THEY ARE ON THE SIDE AND EVEN THEN HARD TO SEE/DETECT UNLESS LOOKING VERY CLOSELY OR UNDER MAGNIFICATION.

THE THIN, BEADED MOUNT IS NOT GILT. DON'T KNOW IF THE MOUNT WAS GILT AT ONE TIME OR NOT. THE CHARMING BOX WITH FINE ARTISTRY AND BEAUTY IS STILL LOVELY WITH THE UNUSUAL MOUNTS AS THEY ARE. THE FLOWER BUTTON FOR OPENING IS UNUSUAL. The item "EARLY LIMOGES PORCELAIN LE TALLEC TRINKET BOX FOR BONWIT TELLER GOLD GRAPES" is in sale since Sunday, July 31, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Decorative Collectible Brands\Limoges\Trinket Boxes". The seller is "rubrum113" and is located in Rochester, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.

  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France


Early Limoges Porcelain Le Tallec Trinket Box For Bonwit Teller Gold Grapes   Early Limoges Porcelain Le Tallec Trinket Box For Bonwit Teller Gold Grapes