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Cup and saucer in Paris Lebon-Halley porcelain with very fine decoration of animated landscapes in cartridge framed with a gilt fillet.
Cup and saucer has a unique decoration painted by hand, in gilded frames.
Marked Lebon in gold letters under the base
Charles Halley began his career as a potter, rue Montmartre in Paris. We find his trace in the almanacs from 1793. In 1803 he is mentioned in a notarial act as a potter and porcelain merchant. His factory decorated porcelain blanks from the factories of Locré, Nast and Deuster.
In 1811, Charles Halley unites your daughter with the son Lebon, merchant of crystals, earthenware and porcelain, uniting the two businesses to create the brand Halley Lebon in use from this period.
Under the Restoration, Halley Lebon was put under the protection of the Comte d'Artois, future Charles X and patented by Monsieur, the King's brother.
Halley's porcelains are particularly remarkable for their neat, elegant decoration, audacious in the choice of colors: there are for example mauve, orange combined with gray, pebbled backgrounds, brown, or a delicate pink. simply adorned with light gold patterns.
Source: "Porcelain in Paris under the Consulate and the Empire" by Régine de Plinval de Guillebon
Dimensions:
Cup: H 7.5 cm W 12.5 cm D 10.5 cm
Saucer: H 3.5 cm D 17 cm
Ref: 7P2GK9UPA9