Description

Prachtige set van Vintage Porseleinen vazen Limoges Castel kobalt blauw met echtheid zegel ( zelfs de zegel van aankoop winkel )en voorzien van heel veel 22k goud dus niet geschilderd ongeveer periode 1950' voor de liefhebbers
Kleinste model is 13 cm
Midden model is 20 cm
Grootste model 32 cm

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How This Limoges Castel Vase Was Made

Although decorative, this vase is rooted in the same meticulous craftsmanship that defines all Limoges porcelain.

1. Forming the Porcelain Body
The process begins with Limoges’ signature hard‑paste porcelain — a mixture of:
Kaolin (the pure white clay discovered near Limoges in the 1760s)


  • Quartz
  • Feldspar

The vase’s shape, including its elegant handles, would have been cast in a mold, refined by hand, and fired at extremely high temperatures to achieve the strength and translucency Limoges is known for.

2. The Cobalt Blue Glaze
Cobalt is one of the most challenging colors in porcelain work. It must be applied with precision because:
It intensifies dramatically during firing


  • It can run or pool if too thick
  • It requires a second high‑temperature firing

The result is that unmistakable midnight‑blue mirror finish — a hallmark of Castel’s decorative line.

3. 22‑Karat Gold Decoration
The gold on your vase is not paint; it is real gold, ground into a fine powder and suspended in a medium that can be brushed or stenciled onto the porcelain.
After application, the vase undergoes a third firing, which bonds the gold permanently to the glaze. The raised texture you feel on the handles and trim is the result of this gilding process.

4. The Courting Couple Scene:
Allure of Limoges Castel
This central motif is a transfer decoration, a technique perfected in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The image — inspired by 18th‑century Rococo art — is printed in gold and applied to the vase before the final firing.
Castel used these scenes to evoke:
French aristocratic romance


  • Pastoral leisure
  • The elegance of pre‑Revolutionary France

They became one of the studio’s most recognizable signatures.
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Depuis 17 sept. '26
Numéro de l'annonce: m2443634886