Five Continental Porcelain Boxes, including Limoges

19th-20th century, (3) marked Le Tallec/Limoges to underside with artist's signature, each with gilt decoration, including heart, trapezoidal, round box forms; an unmarked hand-painted porcelain bonbonniere molded in the shape of a parrot; the fifth a later heart shaped box with hand-painted scene of two women to one side and a transfer floral spray to the other.

Tallest 2 1/2 in.

From the Collection of Josephine Chapman Borthwick, Pinehurst, North Carolina

A few small areas of verdigris to brass trim of circular box; minute paint fleck to parrot beak.