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Exquisite unmarked Vieux Paris shell dish, hand-painted floral bouquet, apricot-pink rim, and gilt accents. Decorative, collectible 19th-century French porcelain.
Antique Vieux Paris shell dish, hand-painted floral bouquet, apricot-pink rim, and gilt accents. Decorative, collectible 19th-century French porcelain, with a rose bouquet at center.
Exquisite Vieux Paris shell dish with gilt accents, an ornate handle
Exquisite Hand painted Vieux Paris shell dish, with a pink roses floral bouquet, apricot-pink rim, and gilt accents.
Close up of antique Vieux Paris shell dish, hand-painted floral bouquet, Decorative, collectible 19th-century French porcelain.
Antique Vieux Paris Hand-Painted Porcelain Shell Dish, 19th-Century Floral Bouquet with Gilt Accents, Apricot-Pink Rim
Exquisite unmarked Vieux Paris shell dish, hand-painted floral bouquet, apricot-pink rim, and gilt accents. Decorative, collectible 19th-century French porcelain.
Antique Vieux Paris shell dish, hand-painted floral bouquet, apricot-pink rim, and gilt accents. Decorative, collectible 19th-century French porcelain, with a rose bouquet at center.
Exquisite Vieux Paris shell dish with gilt accents, an ornate handle
Exquisite Hand painted Vieux Paris shell dish, with a pink roses floral bouquet, apricot-pink rim, and gilt accents.
Close up of antique Vieux Paris shell dish, hand-painted floral bouquet, Decorative, collectible 19th-century French porcelain.
Antique Vieux Paris Hand-Painted Porcelain Shell Dish, 19th-Century Floral Bouquet with Gilt Accents, Apricot-Pink Rim

Antique Vieux Paris Hand-Painted Porcelain Shell Dish, 19th-Century Floral Bouquet with Gilt Accents, Apricot-Pink Rim

$385.00

A charming and increasingly rare 19th-century Vieux Paris porcelain shell dish, adorned with a hand-painted floral bouquet at its center and a soft apricot-pink rim with delicate gilt highlights. Originally designed as a relish or condiment dish, this piece would have elegantly held cornichons, nuts, or small delicacies at a French dining table. Today, it shines as a decorative display piece, embodying the artistry and refinement of Vieux Paris porcelain. Though unmarked, its style evokes the finest Parisian workshops, such as Jacob Petit and Dihl & Guérhard, active in the 19th century.

Time has kissed the gilt and apricot rim, allowing a soft, antique patina to emerge that speaks to the dish’s storied 19th-century history, please enlarge the photos to see. Perfect if you collect French antiques, hand-painted porcelain, or fine decorative arts, this shell dish is a rare and elegant example of 19th-century French tableware artistry.

Collector’s Note

During the 19th century, Parisian workshops such as Jacob Petit and Dihl & Guérhard created pieces that now define Vieux Paris porcelain. Shell-shaped dishes like this one were prized for hand-painted floral decoration, gilt accents, and refined design, and remain increasingly difficult to find. This dish exemplifies the finest artistry of the period, a delightful and highly collectible example for antique porcelain enthusiasts.
  • Measures 10-1/4" x 5-3/4" x 2"h.
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