Lenox American Belleek Art Deco Double Handled Centerpiece Bowl

Porcelain : Lenox American Belleek, China, Trophy, Loving Cup, Bowl, Centerpiece. Hand Painted, Gold

 

Simply stunning in it's simplicity of form, this early 1900's Lenox American Belleek Art Deco double handled porcelain bowl measures 8-1/8" handle to handle, is 3" wide, 3-1/4" tall to the top of the handles and 2-5/8" tall ay the center of the bowl..

Amateur artist, M. Schloen applied a beautiful hand painted gold finish to the entire interior of the bowl, A 5/8" wide band of gold, outlined in black, decorates the top outer edge, Golden handles and a 3/8" wide band, with black outline, around the pedestal base complete the golden decoration. Skillfully painted flowers and leaves in lavender and green, on both sides, are outlined in black,

Underneath the base you'll find the Lenox Palette mark, used from 1906 to 1924. This mark was normally used on white wares sold to amateur artists.

The artist, M. Schloen, signed the bottom.

This wonderful Art Deco piece survived World War 1, the “Roaring Twenties” and the 1929 Stock Market Crash; it decorated someone’s home during the days of Prohibition, Al Capone, "Bugsy Siegel”, “Lucky Luciano”, Bugs Moran, Vito Genovese, and John Dillinger.

After going through all that, it's still in the same condition as the day it was created, except for a few almost microscopic scratches to the interior gold. There are no chips, cracks or repairs.

Item ID: 092208-1