Bawo & Dotter (Elite Works) Limoges, France 9"Footed Bowl BWD178

Item: Footed Serving Bowl

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

Age: 1870-1920

Pattern: BWD178

Construction: Porcelain

Dimensions: 9 1/4" Diameter x 3 1/4" Tall

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

Details: Footed porcelain bowl with scalloped edges interspersed with gold, and decorated with a wreath of pink flowers and green leaves. In the 1860s, Bawo & Dotter was established in New York City with the primary goal of importing porcelain from Limoges. They founded The Elite Works, a porcelain decoration workshop, in Limoges in the 1870s. The manufacturer started making its own porcelain in 1896. Production lasted till 1914 when World War I began and was resumed after the war ended.