Large Antique P.H Leonard Hand Painted Serving Dish Vienna Austria 1875-1899

Description

Large  Antique P.H Leonard
Hand Painted Serving  Dish.
Vienna , Austria  c. 1875-1899
Excellent Condition for 120 + year old item
Description :
This beautiful dish  was produced at former Royal Vienna Porcelain factory for New York importer P. H Leonard around 1880-1890.
The  dish has oval shape  , and elegantly heavily decorated by hand with vines of blue flowers . The edge of the dish is scalloped and has a golden trim.
The backstamp underglaze says “ Leonard , Vienna , Austria “
Made in :
Vienna  , Austria
Date/ Production Period :
1875-1898
Material :
Porcelain
Sizes Inches :
11 ¾  long
x  9 ¼  wide
x 2 deep.
Weight :
1 lb, 11.5 oz  (782 grams )
Condition:
Extremely Good Condition for a 120+ year old item. Absolutely  No chips, scratches , damages, discolorations. No paint chips
There is a tiny ( few millimeters ) crack going down from the edge, but it looks like it was an original production defect and didn’t appear over time..
Very little signs of wear . Some gold paint missing on a rim ,but not significant .
See pictures for more details.
About Maker :
Leonard was a New York importer well known for importing high quality Bohemian, Austrian and French porcelain during the last quarter of the 19th century.
Mr. Leonard was 30 year in business and his shop was located at 18 Murray street in NY, close to Broadway. It was a large store and occupied 4 stories of the Buildings.
The company had office in Limoges as well as agents in Austria, and Bohemia , where  it was getting it’s products like Bohemian Glass and porcelain wares.
It appears that the P.H. Leonard firm went bankrupt sometime around 1898.
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