Help identifying this, please?

Hi - the "Made in France" helps me know this is French. Beyond that, may I ask if anyone has any additional information on what this is, and how old it is? Thanks in advance!

AS

 

Well - it's porcelain - it's a handled bowl/centerpiece of sorts on a pedestal - gilt painted handles - I'd guess it would be early 20th century. The mark kind of wants to be a Sevres porcelain mark (interlaced L's) - but I don't know if that is a legit Sevres mark or not. Doesn't quite match the examples I see online - and although this piece is quite nice I'm not sure it's quite up to par for Sevres quality - I could be wrong though!

Examples of some real Sevres centerpieces:

https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=sevres porcelain centerpiece&rs=typed&term_meta[]=sevres|typed&term_meta[]=porcelain|typed&term_meta[]=centerpiece|typed

 

Gorgeous!

 

Id call it a compote,and I think its later,maybe 1950s or so. Very pretty piece.I dont think its sevres either,that is one of those marks that were copied to death.

 

The terms Made by Hand, Hand-Made, Hand-Painted, etc, are terms that emerged after the end of World War II (1945) and found mostly on European pieces intended for export to the U.S.
The term was meant to accentuate individual artistry and craftsmanship and inferred that they had a quality, and therefore a value, that mass produced items lacked. It was an advertising gimmick.
Prior to World War II almost all ceramics and other items were made by hand in places like Spain, Italy, France, Portugal, Greece and so on and there was no need to bring attention to that fact. These items were handcrafted or hand decorated by necessity. Modern machinery requires electricity and electricity was widely unavailable in these countries except for the major metropolitan cities and when it was available it was unreliable. More importantly, machinery cost lots of money, Manual labor was far cheaper.
It wasn't until the end of the War that America, under the Marshall Plan, rebuilt the infrastructure of Europe and helped to modernize it. Thus your piece dates to the 1950’s

 

Mr. Del Pelegrino, I love it when you chime in! You always explain why when you give an answer.

 

Welcome!
There are a couple of us here from the Seattle area.

 

Thank you, everyone, for your very informative replies. Walter, I really appreciate the detail behind your answer, since it gives me info I didn't have before around that terminology. Thanks for the welcome, KOT. Hope you are staying out of the rain this weekend, and through next July when it will stop again.

 

Ha! Yes, pouring here.