Limoges Hair receiver, kaolin porcelain, signed, hand painted, shipping ivory & blue with yellow roses and gold accents - 4” tall, 4” wide, vintage
This is a kaolin porcelain hair receiver that is white.
This is a kaolin porcelain hair receiver that is white with beautiful yellow and gold roses with green leaves shipping and blue and gold accents and outlines. It's signed in gold but I haven't been able to identify this piece. see pictures of signature.
Measurements:
It is a small bowl approx. 4 inches in diameter with a hole in the lid. It stands 4 inches tall with its gold painted pedestal legs.
Condition:
I don't see any cracks or chips. It does not have crazing. The only flaw I see with my naked eye is the rubbing of paint on the feet of the bottom of the gold pedestal legs.
The signature on bottom is painted in gold. It is most likely the artist signature. It could be Limoges and from the first decade of the 20th century- due to it being unmarked by a maker or factory. During this time Limoges were sent over blank by the boat loads. They were then painted by artists and sold.
I think it has a lot of years left in it and would make a beautiful accessory for your bathroom or boudoir!
During the Victorian era these receivers were often part of a dressing table set, with a matching powder box. People used the receptacle as a place to collect and save the hair that accumulated in a brush or comb. The hair was used to stuff small cushions and pin cushions as the oil from the hair helped lubricate and keep the pins sharp. They also used wads of hair to make what was called a ratt. The ratt was used as like a filler to hold the hair up in buns or even in higher more poofy hair styles often worn by men and women. . .
Today these pieces are collectible and often used to hold hair pins or potpourri in a boudoir or simple bathroom or even to hold cotton balls etc. it's a very versatile beautiful piece of nostalgia. — makes a great talking piece as well!
Thanks for looking!