Vintage Limoges French Cobalt Blue Footed Egg Vase With 18k Or 22k Gold Accent

Beautiful Collector item that was displayed. No cracks or issues. These mid-to-late 20th-century decorative pieces are widely collected Limoges porcelain refers to high-quality, hard-paste porcelain produced by factories in and around the city of Limoges, France, a region famous for its rich deposits of white kaolin clay. The Scene: The central gold-gilded pattern depicts a romantic neoclassical courting couple. This specific style of romantic artwork is heavily by 18th-century French Rococo painters, most notably Jean-Honoré Fragonard. The Finish: The deep blue background is known as cobalt blue (or bleu de Roi), which is highly characteristic of French porcelain and serves as a striking contrast to the 18k or 22k gold leaf accents.