Darte Frères - small Empire inkwell, Restoration - gilded porcelain

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Darte Frères - small Empire inkwell, Restoration - gilded porcelain

Name: Darte Frères - small Empire inkwell, Restoration - gilded porcelain
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: 84E7WQHH3A
Price: 260 EUR
Availability: InStock

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260 €

Period 19th century

Style Empire Style, Consulat

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From: 83700 , Saint Raphaël, France

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Inkwell
Gilded hard porcelain
Vignette mark in iron red
Dimensions: H. 9; D. 10 (cm.)
Paris, circa 1810

Rich inkwell resting on four zoomorphic feet. Quadrangular base supporting the functional part in the form of a covered basin. Exuberantly decorated with palmettes in relief.

The Darte factory
Originally three brothers, in 1795 they began trading in and manufacturing porcelain, purchasing a factory on rue de Charonne and 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 set up shop on rue de Popincourt. The brothers prospered (from 80 to 100 workers in peacetime). An advertisement from 1809 announces that the factory bears 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 factory took part in the 1819 exhibition and, as in 1806, won a silver medal. Things began to get complicated in 1820, however, 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: wear and dings to gilding, minor chips to base.

Ref: 84E7WQHH3A

Additional Information

Condition	Good
Style	Empire Style, Consulat (Porcelain shaped pieces of Empire Style, Consulat Style)
Period	19th century (Porcelain shaped pieces 19th century)
Country of origin	France