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Le Tallec Limoges Porcelain Ice Bucket, Wine Rinser
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Extremely Rare gallery piece by Atelier Le Tallec, Paris. Using a base of the finest Limoges porcelain the design "Oiseaux de Paradis" is painted entirely by hand. The birds come alive on a white background cartouche. The body of this piece is a rich Empire Green with raised, encrusted gold decoration. This exquisite object (signed by GM) has two different scenes, one on the front and one on the reverse side. The lid is also beautifully decorated. The entire piece is in absolutely mint condition with no wear to the gold. It was probably designed as a Wine Rinser or Ice Bucket. Without the lid it can be used as a cache pot for Orchid Plants or as a centrepiece container for fresh flowers. It appears to be a limited edition piece being marked 40/132. Dimensions are 8" wide and 11" high. Designed to be displayed with pride in the most prestigious surroundings this object will bring the glory of ancient Vincennes and Sevres designs to your home. Camille Le Tallec , November 9. 1906 - August 21, 1991 was a French porcelain craftsman and artist who produced superior works decorated on Limoges porcelain, considered by many to equal or surpass Sevres porcelain de France.Camille Le Tallec was born in Paris. He graduated in 1929 from the prestigious Ecole du Louvre (Paris, France) with a thesis on the Nast porcelain during the 18 th century. He then acquired in 1930 the familial hand painted porcelain studio founded in Belleville (Paris) early in the century. Rapidly, Camille Le Tallec decided to perpetuate the French tradition of Vincennes and Sevres porcelain, expanding the small and local business into a worldwide famous studio, the Atelier Le Tallec. In thirty years the studio created hand-painted Limoges porcelain tablewares for the most prestigious personalities such as HM Elizabeth II of England, HM Mohammed V, and HM Hassan II of Morocco, or the French Republic, amongst others.In 1961 Camille LeTallec started a fruitful collaboration with the silver and jewelry firm Tiffany and Co, which led in 1990 to the Atelier Le Tallec's incorporation in the American company, one year before his death in Paris. Atlier Le Tallec was inducted as a member of the Grands Ateliers de France (the fifty best studios in France) in 2000.Over 60 years, Camille Le Tallec has maintained and transmitted an age-old French tradition of hand painted porcelain, preserving and transmitting the savoir fare but also revisiting about 250 original and historical paterns signed by the Le Tallec's marks. Driven by passion but also professional requirements, Camille Le Tallec was also an important collector of various European manufactory porcelains. His exceptional copllection was dispersed by auction in 1990, with some masterpieces being acquired by International museums.He was a Chevalier de la Legion d;honneur appointed in 1976 by a schoolmate of his, Edgar Faure, then President of the French National Assembly. Today, the smallest covered box by Le Tellec is considered a treasure to be highly collected. Larger pieces rarely come to the marketplace, yet, they embody the true spirit of Atelier La Tallec.This item is available for shipping outside of the United States. International shipping charges are additional and will include insurance. An enquiry recently arrived asking about the letter above the LT hallmark. It appears to be the letter "L"
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