Vintage 1930s Tharaud Limoges Plaque Pate sur Pate Bisque Porcelain La Balanoire corde handbag if you look closely

if you look closely

Overall length: 23"

This is a lovely piece of flow blue

but I don’t think that this ever had one

It is in very good condition - the only defects are three small glass flakes around the top rim of the vase (see close-up photo) and wear to the yellow paint applied to the interior top rim (see close-up photo)

Vintage 1930s Tharaud Limoges Plaque Pate sur Pate Bisque Porcelain La Balanoire corde handbag if you look closelyThis is a plaque made by Camille Tharaud of Limoges, France. The plaque is made of a pate sur pate bisque porcelain. Pate sur pate is achieved by applying layers of white porcelain slip onto a coloured unglazed body, then carving into it, the final result being a dimensionally raised image. Handwriting on the back identifies the piece as La Balancoire (The Swing) and features a mother and child sitting on a swing. The image is in white on a light blue