Antique porcelain
dresser tray. Decorated with a transfer portrait of Madame Elisabeth
over pink. Framed by pink white, and purple flowers. With clouded gold
gilding along the edge. Marked on the bottom WG & Co France in
green. This mark was used by William Guerin in Limoges France between
1900 and 1932.
Élisabeth of France (1764–1794)
"Known
as Madame Élisabeth, was a French princess and the youngest sibling of
King Louis XVI. She remained beside the king and his family during the
French Revolution and was executed at Place de la Révolution in Paris
during the Terror. She is regarded by the Roman Catholic Church as a
martyr and a Servant of God."
Has a lot of wear to the gilding along the edge and usage wear to the tray consistent with age, but no chips or cracks.
Measures approximately 12 7/8 inches long x 9 5/8 inches wide.
This is an antique and may have small in manufacture defects that do not affect the display of the piece.
HT
LW