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Dinner plate
Painted and gilded soft porcelain
Incised hunting horn mark painted in black
Dimensions : D. (cm.)
Chantilly, circa 1780
Beautiful plate with curved rim and gilded filet. Marli imitating wickerwork, and basin painted with polychrome bouquets.
Chantilly porcelain
Following the creation in 1725 of a factory that coated cookies with tin-glaze, a wide variety of products were marketed. It wasn't until 1735 that Ciquaire-Cirou found a way to cover its soft-paste cookies with a lead glaze. Until 1780, the dough was white or greenish-white and not very thick, but after 1780 it seems to have thickened to a yellowish-white color. In addition to large-scale services such as the one at Villers Cotterêts, quality production is also known: elegant twigs, plate marlies imitating basketwork...
Condition report:
Very slight wear to gilding
Ref: DZHON309GP