White Porcelain Ring Box With Carved Tiny Sculpture Doves & Roses Limoges Style

Description

Beautiful small round cream-colored porcelain ring box or other jewelry box with a raised running scroll encircling the base and topped by an exquisite hand-carved porcelain sculpture of two kissing mourning doves (they really do kiss and cuddle, and are monogamous and mate for life!) atop a pair of perfectly carved white roses. The upper and lower rims when you open the box are made of gold metal with a raised running design all around the rim, and moriage dots stud the outer edge of the rim so a double row of them all the way around is what you see when the box is closed. The latch is an adorable gold metal bow and there is one perfectly functioning hinge. The birds measure 2.5”/6cm across, the roses are 1.5”/4cm wide, and from the tip of the highest wing to the top of the box is 1.25”/3cm, with the entire box height being 3”. The circular base has a diameter of 2.5”/6cm and the box weighs 6 oz. This beautiful porcelain ring box is in every way like Limoges except that it is unbranded. The precise date of manufacture is unknown since there are no markings and I purchased it secondhand, but likely date of manufacture is 1980-2000. The porcelain is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or damage and the box displays, opens and closes perfectly. There are three tiny felt pads on the underside. There are some very tiny imperfections here and there from the glazing process.The inside gold metal rim of this doves-and-roses box does have one small spot of very slightly darker discoloration on the right side of the lower rim which is not visible when the box is closed. There is also some excess glue seen where the metal was attached to the porcelain. Please examine all pictures carefully to accurately assess the condition of the box. This delicate beauty will sit prettily on any dresser, by itself or with a collection of other small boxes, and the only one who will know it isn’t genuine Limoges is you!
Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
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A lot of my seller feedback is older than 12 months because I only recently began selling again, but I’ve never gotten a bad review either as a seller or a buyer and I will do my very best for each and every customer. I’m happy to be selling some more of my treasures so that someone else can enjoy them now. Please view all pictures carefully as they most accurately depict the condition of an item. I take the best pictures that I can and describe the items to the extent of my knowledge, but I am not an expert, only a collector of ‘stuff’ for many years. Measurements are approximate, done to the best of my ability. Feel free to contact me if you would like additional pictures or more information about anything I have for sale.
All of my sale items have been cherished and carefully cared for over the years, and mine has always been a smoke-free home. Everything has been stored inside boxes in my clean and dry basement or inside cabinets or furniture. I do have dogs, but they do not come into contact with my sale merchandise, and everything I sell, especially any cloth or soft material items, has been thoroughly cleaned before being put up for sale. I am an environmentally conscious seller so I do reuse boxes and packaging material from items that I buy, but only if they meet my high standards of cleanliness.
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