Manufacture de Locré - Pouyat et Russinger - pouring teapot with gold base and bouquet - Empire period

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Manufacture de Locré, blue underglaze mark
Hard porcelain teapot
Gold-embellished base and painted frieze
Dimensions: H. 16.5; total W. 18 (cm.)
Paris, circa 1810

Rare flared teapot with zoomorphic handle and spout. This shaped piece is entirely decorated with a frieze of flowers, a similar execution of which can be found on a vase illustrated in "Trois siècles de porcelaine à Paris" by Michel Blois (see last photo).

Manufacture de Locré under the Empire
Laurent Russinger, who ran the factory until the end of the 18th century, joined forces with Limoges kaolin merchant François Pouyat in view of his financial difficulties. Pouyat expanded the business until 1810, then sold it to his three sons, who continued to run it successfully until the Restoration. Pouyat and Russinger specialized in high-quality everyday items, mainly tableware and ornaments, but also bisque groups.

Hard porcelain in Paris in the early 19th century
In contrast to earthenware, porcelain factories flourished under the Empire, particularly in Paris. The period 1800-1820 can be considered the golden age of porcelain in Paris. Nineteen factories already existed in Paris in 1800, but only seven had been founded under the Ancien Régime: Dihl et Guérard, Houzel, Lemaire et Josse, Pouyat et Russinger, Schoelcher, Despréz et Nast.Unlike the last twenty years of the 18th century, marked by a shift from rocaille to antique simplicity, the first thirty years of the 19th century saw the opposite, evolving from antique sobriety to rococo.

Condition report: superb condition of the gold base with some wear, restoration and chip to the lid (which can be restored).

Ref: FIRM4RMWK4