Antique Limoges Stouffer Studio plate signed Arno pink wild roses

Porcelain : Antique : French : Limoges : Pickard, Chicago Studios

 

Edith Arno painted this lovely 8 1/2-inch wild roses plate for the Stouffer Studio 100 years ago, and this gorgeous Limoges blank with its raised flowers along the scalloped rim, is one I infrequently find. Alan Reed had a high opinion of her early work for the Stouffer Studio and as this plate dates to 1905 or 1906, it is among her earliest known works. She painted first for Stouffer and Reed remarks that when she later painted for Pickard, her work did not reflect the quality of her work for Stouffer. So this is a significant, early piece.

Many pieces of the time incorporated the fine black edging that would have been painstakingly applied, as here; this sets the intricate gilt border off in high contrast, so color and texture work together to produce a striking whole. The pink wild roses are not outlined in gilt; Arno decided to use gilt on the greenery, which she took the time to vary from aqua to yellow green to a more realistic green on the leaves that extend to the center of the plate. Arno was among a handful of women who painted professionally for the studios and I am pleased and proud to offer such a fine example of her earliest work. Reed states that by 1910 she had her own studio.

The plate is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs; there is minor gilt loss to the border, no significant paint wear, a few stray flecks of paint here and there. Seller is a member of the Pickard Collectors Club

Item ID: 1026