Antique Limoges hand painted artist signed framed porcelain plaque. This exquisite Limoges plaque was made and decorated at the turn of the century in France by Bawo & Dotter, owners and operators of the Elite Works factory and decorating studio. The red underglaze mark used is the one from 1896 to 1900. The piece features a traditional Dutch style genre portrait, which has been masterfully executed and signed by the artist, Peltier. Framed in the original period carved and pierced ornate wood frame. Bawo & Dotter was established in New York City in the 1860s to import porcelain, especially from Limoges, into the USA. In the early 1870s they established The Elite Works in Limoges to decorate porcelain made by other factories. Their production included table china, decorative pieces and trinket boxes. Some of their marks incorporated St. Martial from the seal of the City of Limoges. Porcelain production was interrupted during WWI. Shortly after the war, they bought the William Guerin company (which had purchase the Pouyat company), and the company became Guerin-Pouyat-Elite, apparently continuing use of all three company marks. The company closed in 1932. Ref: Limoges Porcelain, 2nd Edition, Mary Frank Gaston. Provenance: Charleston SC Estate.

12 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 1. Wt. 2 Pds