Vintage Limoges France 22-Karat Gold Trinket Box in Cobalt Blue Pre 1930 Signed

Pre 1930's. Elegant vintage Limoges 22-karat gold trinket jewelry box or candy dish. French vintage Limoges trinket box in cobalt royal blue with fine gold decor. Marked on base as “Limoges France 419C" Porcelain Limoges Castel D' Art ”. Hand-made porcelain in Limoges France. Circa pre 1930 Oval shape, porcelain & decorated. Beautiful cobalt blue porcelain with 22-karat gold painted with the classic courtesan scene of a man and woman in the Louis XVI period attire. 1774-1792 Perfect gift for your special someone. Limoges Porcelain: Limoges porcelain designates hard-paste porcelain produced by factories near the city of Limoges, France beginning in the late 18th century, but does not refer to a particular manufacturer.Limoges had strong antecedents in the production of decorative objects. The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae. Limoges had also been the site of a minor industry producing plain faience earthenware since the 1730s. The manufacturing of hard-paste porcelain at Limoges was established by Turgot in 1771 following the discovery of local supplies of kaolin and a material similar to petuntse in the economically In excellent condition small oval porcelain trinket box from Limoges France. The box is lidded but not hinged. It is in cobalt blue with gold 22k outlines and courting couple in the center. Please see photos for measurements