Limoges France Pient Main Hand Painted Fine Porcelain Paris Shops Trinket Box

Description: 100% AuthenticLimoges Fine Porcelain Trinket BoxParisian street shops design.Branch design hand-painted on inside bottom.Brass hinge snap closure."Limoges Peint Main" marking on bottom.1980s vintage.Rare, not sold in retail stores. 1.75 inches tall x 0.75 inches long x 1.5 inches wideWeighs approximately 1.61 oz. About Authentic Limoges BoxesLimoges boxes are delightful hand painted porcelain trinket boxes made from the clay Kaolin in the French city of Limoges. Elegant, delicate, and distinct, one may choose a Limoges box suited to every for every occasion and give as a special gift to represent the theme you are expressing. Porcelain is a laborious and time consuming process involving multiple firings and glazing. The final firing is at a temperature of 1400C and is unique to Limoges. This final firing is what gives French Limoges a very fine pure and strong white finish. The painting of Limoges boxes is a cottage industry and often accomplished by young French woman due to their small hands. These artisans are experts at the fine brush strokes required for such detailed work. After the intricate painting on a Limoges Box there are more firings and then metal mountings are meticulously fitted to the finished box. The entire work process is made by hand, thus small variations are normal, which make every piece unique. Each model of a Limoges Box run are made in limited numbers, & signed by the artists or Atelier. This is what makes them so rare, collectible, and desired. Original Snuff Boxes Limoges boxes were originally used as snuff boxes, or containers for sweets and scents. Most Limoges Box collectible hinged figurines are marked with the word “Limoges”, signifying their origin of creation. The boxes are all miniature, some are as small as 1 inch by 1/2 inch however most are between 2 and three inches in dimension. The base of the French Limoges box will have the artist or ateliers signature or initials and many a number signifying that they are of a limited edition line. When they are limited edition lines and numbered, the number 1 is the last piece made. Most molds can produce about 300-400 boxes before they are discarded. If the edition is limited run goes beyond that, that means more than 1 mold was probably used. This is what makes the Limoges Box so spectacular.

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