Figure 8 “Tom et Evangeline” and “La Fuite d’Elise,” Limoges, ca. 1852–1853. Biscuit- and glazed hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamels and gilding. H. 11 3/4". (Courtesy, Rex Stark; photo, Gavin Ashworth.) These and several other pairs of vases are decorated with fanciful enameling, but no two pairs have surfaced with identically painted features. |