Bawo & Dotter/Elite Works Limoges Oak Leaf Dessert Plates (5)

Item: Set of 5 Dessert Plates

Make: Bawo & Dotter/Elite Works (Limoges, France)

Age: 1896-1920

Construction: Porcelain

Dimensions: Each 7 1/8" Diameter x 1/2" Tall

Condition: Excellent pre-owned antique condition. No chips, cracks, or crazing. Please see photos. 

Details: Set of five hand painted dessert plates with an autumnal motif and scalloped edges. Four have an acorn and oak leaf design and one has a pinecone/needle design. All are painted in shades of umber and sage green on a background fading from umber to pale yellow in the center. The pinecone plate is signed by the artist "Brinkerhott". The backs of each are marked "Elite/L France". 

Bawo & Dotter was established in New York in the 1860's, importing porcelain primarily from Limoges, France. In the 1870's the company opened a decorating factory in Limoges called The Elite Works, which began producing its own porcelain in 1896. The factory was in production until the beginning of the first World War in 1914, and resumed after the war's end.