Wonderful Hand Painted Castel Limoges Soup Tureen & Tray with Encrusted Gold Décor by Artist “Villoutreix”

Porcelain : By Maker Or Type : Porcelaines Limoges Castel

 

Your holiday table will look spectacular with this beautiful large vintage Castel Limoges lidded soup tureen & tray! Talented artist “Villoutreix” has executed and signed this lovely work of art, with pink flowers and burgundy, green and yellow scroll designs encircled by thick encrusted / etched gold bands—all against an ivory / white background, with heavily gilded handles and finial.

This one-of-a-kind set was a factory prototype, which we understand was not produced en masse.

The tureen bears the Porcelaines Limoges Castel (Limoges, France) white ware under glaze mark in green (used from 1944-1963), and the gold decorating studio mark in the form of the Coat of Arms of Limoges, with “Limoges Unic” and the address: 12 Rue de Paradis, PARIS.

Measurements are: 12 inches tall to the top of the finial; 14 inches across from handle to handle; and the tray is 14 ¾ inches across from handle to handle.

Condition is very good to excellent with slight wear to the gold.

Item ID: 606