Limoge blank?

I've had this piece for sometime. The pictures here really don't do it justice. It has a pastel appearance and with the smallest amount of light glows softly. I'm lead to believe this is a hand-painted "blank" limoge type piece, but I expect the absence of any marks disqualifies it as limoge? It is signed I assume by the artist. Interestingly enough when I started looking into artists here there were quite a few that used this style, that is, an initial followed by the surname and there were a number that started with "M" and similar surnames, but no "Bauld". While I have some pretty diverse collecting tastes, I don't have a lot of knowledge about pieces like this, so was wondering if anyone has heard of this artist or if the person that so beautifully painted this back when, was just copying the signature style of known artists. Any feedback would be appreciated.

 

China painting was a popular hobby. It doesn't matter who made the blank--it's all about the decoration.

 

Hello Abegweit - what you have is a hobbyist painted piece. The dish does not resemble any Limoges blank I am familiar with. Limoges did indeed sell blanks to hobbyists to paint, but only those with a Limoges mark would be interesting to a Limoges collector. It is unlikely M. Bauld is a recognized artist. While the decoration is pretty it is not terribly distinctive from the many other hobbyist painted pieces. M. Bauld most likely was a housewife somewhere in your area. M. Bauld may have painted this 100 years ago or more so to find out who M. Bauld is you would have to check anyone with that surname going back that far. It would be helpful if the piece was dated. Finding out who M. Bauld is might be interesting but would not add any value to your bowl. Best to enjoy it for the pretty little piece that it is.
Don

 

Thank you for the feedback dgbjwc. I normally "try" to stick to distinctive or marked items, but this piece just kind of spoke to me. There's no one in our immediate area, at least anymore with this surname. My daughter likes the piece so it may be a surprise present down the road.