Vintage French Limoges Porcelain Vase Depos

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The maker mark on the bottom of the vase reveals that it is a vintage porcelain piece produced by the … Read more The maker mark on the bottom of the vase reveals that it is a vintage porcelain piece produced by the Italian design firm Depos using French T. Limoges porcelain blanks. DEPOS" & The Crown: Depos is a luxury Italian tableware and porcelain brand founded in 1969 by Silvano Bongianni in Sesto Fiorentino, Italy. The company specialized in importing high-quality white porcelain blanks from France and decorating them with opulent designs."DECORAZIONE ESCLUSIVA": This Italian phrase translates to "Exclusive Decoration". It indicates that the elaborate floral imagery and heavy 22k/24k gold gilding layout were a proprietary, high-end design hand-applied or custom-fired by the Italian studio."T. LIMOGES": Limoges is not a specific brand but a historical region in France world-renowned for its fine, translucent kaolin clay porcelain. The "T." specifically refers to the French manufacturing facility that produced the structural white porcelain vase body before exporting it to Italy for its final artistic finish.This cross-border collaboration between French porcelain manufacturers and Italian decorators was highly popular during the 1970s and 1980s, resulting in theatrical, Rococo-style decorative objects. See less