FRENCH LIMOGES WM. GUERIN PORCELAIN VASE, H 22", DIA 7":Cobalt blue ground. Allegorical figure and putti signed Gayou. William Guerin Co. Circa 1890. From a prominent Bloomfield Hills collector.

 

Three of the gold enamel painted beads around the base are missing. On the gold trim band at the top of the body, just below the neck, there are areas of gold gilt paint missing at the very edge. There is a 1/8" chip under the rim of the vase, and there is approx. 1" of gold discoloration in this area. Condition reports, photos and video or digital images are provided as a courtesy and should not be used as a substitute for viewing the items in person. All statements made in the catalog or in the condition report or made orally or in writing elsewhere are statements of opinion and are not to be relied on as statements of fact.