Margao Vista Alegre Vintage Flowers Jewelry Box

Add timeless elegance to your collection with this stunning vintage porcelain trinket box by Vista Alegre, crafted in Portugal. The box features a delicate blue-on-white floral design in a traditional style, beautifully detailed and accented with the signature "Vista Alegre Portugal Margao" hallmark on the base. Its round form and tight-fitting lid make it perfect for storing small jewelry, keepsakes, or display on a vanity or shelf.

Features:

• Maker: Vista Alegre, Portugal

• Mark: Blue triangle hallmark + “Marques” submark + “92”

• Pattern: Blue and white floral (Blue Onion style)

• Material: Fine porcelain

• Date: Circa 1992

• Use: Jewelry or trinket box

• Material: Glazed porcelain

• Condition: Excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks

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• Vista Alegre updated its hallmark styles over time; the triangular blue stamp with the words “Vista Alegre Portugal” was used from 1986 to around 1997.

• The additional “Marques” submark indicates this piece belongs to the Marques de Marinha Grande collection, known for reissues of classic blue-and-white motifs inspired by the Meissen “Blue Onion” pattern.

• Body forming: The porcelain box itself was made using molds, standard for Vista Alegre tableware and accessories from the 1980s–1990s. Skilled workers still trimmed seams and refined details by hand before firing.

• Decoration: The blue floral pattern was transfer-printed underglaze, a process where a cobalt oxide design is printed on transfer paper, then applied to the porcelain before glazing and firing.

• Finishing: Many Vista Alegre items received hand-applied details, such as final brush touch-ups, borders, or shading enhancements, ensuring slight variations from piece to piece.