Limoges Porcelain Double Inkstand

Two examples of this inkstand are pictured – one predominantly pink, the other turquoise.

Twin inkwells with hinged lids rest on a rectangular base framed with gilt bronze trim, standing on four paw feet. Delicate flowers are hand-painted in pastel shades of pink, blue, green, and orange. The are gilded bees at each of the four corners of the edging around the inkwells.

The underside is marked “Limoges, France” along with an illegible French phrase (? Peut à la w??).  While the style mirrors that of the mid-19^th Century, it is believed these inkwells were made in the 1920’s.

Limoges Porcelain does not have a specific company or brand.  It is a city in France where Limoges porcelain is made. Limoges is the only place in the world where the clay Kaolin, a pure white translucent clay, can be found.