ANTIQUE PORCELAIN BOWL HP ROSES VIENNA AUSTRIA P.H. LEONARD CA1894 4 1/4"H "M.J"

Description

A VERY ELEGANT, ANTIQUE, PORCELAIN POWDER, SUGAR, OR DECORATIVE, HAND PAINTED IN A PASTEL PATTERN OF RED, YELLOW, PINK AND WHITE ROSES ON A MULTI-COLOR BACKGROUND.  IT MEASURES 4 1/4 INCHES HIGH AND 6 1/4 INCHES WIDE---OUTSIDE HANDLE TO OUTSIDE HANDLE.  IT BEARS THE VIENNA AUSTRIA MARK UNDERGLAZE, WHICH IS ATTRIBUTED TO PH LEONARD, AN IMPORTER OF FINE CHINA IN NEW YORK CITY, WHOSE COMPANY OPERATED FROM 1880 TO 1898.  IT ALSO BEARS THE ARTIST'S INITIALS ON THE UNDERSIDE: "M. J."
THIS MAGNICICENT DESIGN FEATURES CLUSTERS OF RED, YELLOW, WHITE AND PINK ROSES, SURROUNDED BY LEAVES AND STEMS IN SHADINGS OF GRAY, GREEN, YELLOW AND LAVENDER.  A STRIKING ARTISTIC CONTRAST WITHIN THIS DESIGN.
THE WHITE PORCELAIN BACKGROUND FEATURES COLOR SHADINGS FROM GRAY, TO PINK, TO GREEN, TO LAVENDER, TO BLUE.  THE FINAL ENHANCEMENT OF THIS VASE IS THE HEAVY GOLD SCROLLING OF THE ROCOCO CURVES AND SCROLLS ON THE COVER, TWO HANDLES AND THREE FEET.
THIS IS A VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF HAND PAINTING FROM THE FRENCH STYLE OF THE 1880s TO 1890s THAT USED PASTEL COLORS, ROSES AND HEAVY GOLD TRIM.
THIS BOWL HAS NO CRACKS OR CHIPS.  IT IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION.
A TERRIFIC ADDITION TO ANY HANDPAINTED PORCELAIN COLLECTION, OR FOR THE COLLECTOR OF ANYTHING SHOWING ROSES!  A DYNAMIC PIECE OF PORCELAIN TO PROUDLY DISPLAY ANYWHERE IN THE HOME, OFFICE, OR SHOP!
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