Darte Frères - large porcelain navette or basket bowl - Empire period, Restauratio

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Darte Frères, vignette brand
Shuttle cup
Dimensions: W. 33; H. 24; D. 18 (cm.)
Painted porcelain, enhanced with gilding
Paris, circa 1810

Very rich navette bowl or table basket resting on four lion paws. The base is decorated with friezes in reserve and in light relief. The openwork bowl is supported by two stylized dolphins, while the upper part is decorated with ovals and palmettes.

The Darte factory
Originally three brothers, in 1795 they began manufacturing porcelain and bought a factory on rue de Charonne, while at the same time opening a store in the Palais Royal. In 1804, they parted company amicably. Brothers Louis Joseph and Jean François founded a new company, retaining the name Darte Frères, and set up shop on rue de la Roquette, while Joseph Darte continued under the name "Darte Ainé à Paris" and moved to rue de Popincourt.
The brothers prospered (from 80 to 100 workers in peacetime), and an 1809 advertisement announced that the factory bore the title "Manufacture de porcelaine de S.A.I. Madame Mère de S.M. L'Empereur et Roi". In 1816, a second store opened at 16, rue Vienne (the first in the Palais Royal had been in operation since 1798). The factory took part in the 1819 exhibition and, as in 1806, won a silver medal. However, things began to get complicated in 1820, and three years later the brothers divided the company's ailing assets between themselves. In 1824, Louis Joseph joined forces with one of his sons, Auguste Remi, but the business collapsed 1 year later. In 1828, bankruptcy was declared.

Condition report: accidents, notably to a foot, and restorations to the upper part.

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