Antique Nippon Hand Painted Bowls Maple Leaf Mark Violets & Raised Gold – Pair studio line although it also resembles Rosaline

although it also resembles Rosaline lace - I'm not sure which or if it is something altogether different

use at all and was well stored over the years

or possibly into the early part of Edward VIII's time as Prince (1910s)

giving it a smooth hand with a subtle diagonal weave and a soft sheen

Antique Nippon Hand Painted Bowls Maple Leaf Mark Violets & Raised Gold – Pair studio line although it also resembles RosalineThis is a very pretty pair of antique Nippon hand painted bowls featuring delicate violet blossoms and green foliage with raised beaded gilt decoration in an Art Nouveau style ribbon and scroll motif. The scalloped rims are finished with gold beading and accent work. One bowl retains the blue Nippon maple leaf Hand Painted mark this mark was used as early as 1891. The second bowl is unmarked but matches in form, decoration, and workmanship, and was