B & H LIMOGES HAND PAINTED BOWL

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HERE IS A LARGE (10" DIAM) HAND PAINTED BOWL DECORATED BY BLAKEMAN AND HENDERSON. "PORCELAIN CARRYING THE B & H MARK (MARK 1 IN RED OVERGLAZE) ARE SUPERBLY DECORATED" NOTES MARY FRANK GASTON IN HER COLLECTOR'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIMOGES (P. 58) AND THIS PIECE IS NO EXCEPTION. THERE ARE SOFT PINK AND GREEN SHADES WHICH ARE ACCENTED WITH LAVISH GOLD GILDING AND THERE ARE DELICATELY PAINTED WHITE AND PINK ROSES. NO CHIPS CRACKS OR HAIRLINES AND THE GOLD IS ALL THERE. THIS PIECE ALSO CARRIES THE RARE VULTURY FRERES MARK IN GREEN UNDERGLAZE (ca1887-1904).