Rare Set Four Antique 1860's Bawo & Dotter Limoges Gilt Painted Demitasse Cups For Sale

Rare and lovely set of four antique demitasse cups and saucers by Bawo & Dotter, made in Limoges, France. Beautiful handpainted and gilt-encrusted botanical tableau with blooms, vines, and a fence, accompanied by gilt banding to edges and handles of both cups and saucers. Interior rims of cups with gilt pattern. Cups measure 2 3/8" high and saucers are 4.75" in diameter. St, Martial mark on bottom dates these to the 1860's, the earliest period of Bawo & Dotter, before the introduction of their Elite Works line. Cups and saucers in very good condition overall - no chips or cracks or stains, encrusted gilt patterning still intact and gleaming, secondary gilt banding and gilt patterning of thin floral strands and to interior rims of cups shows some rubbing and fading. A similar style by Bawo & Dotter, with bird and leaves raised gilt pattern, is selling for $85 PER CUP AND SAUCER by another vendor.
Buyer to pay for item plus shipping.
Please check my other listings for more Bawo & Dotter Limoges, including a matching set of coffee cups to this set.

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