Dish - Porcelain - Ginori Docc deep plate

Manufacture: Ginori Doccia (Sesto Fiorentino, Italy). Epoch: Late 18th century (Louis XVI / Directory period, circa 1770–1790). Type: Deep plate / soup plate. Material: Porcelain of the typical coarse body called the 'masso bastardo'. Dimensions: Diameter 24 cm; Height 3 cm. Weight: 303 g. Marks and initials on the reverse: An asymmetric six-point blue star mark under the glaze; serial number "12" in red above the glaze, hand-traced by the decorator. Aesthetic and stylistic characteristicsThe plate features the famous shaped and serpentine brim with a purplish finish on the rim. The rim is enriched by a refined relief work reproducing the interwoven basket pattern (Ozier style or Old Ginori). The painterly decoration, entirely hand-done in polychromy, depicts the classic "bouquet" motif (also known as the tulip pattern). At the center of the cavetto stands a primary enamel bouquet, symmetrically surrounded on the rim by four smaller secondary bouquets and scattered sprigs. The exceptional proportion between size and the light weight of only 303 g constitutes a clear and precious testament to the porcelain of the era. This structural lightness attests to the extraordinary technical skill of the turners at the manufactory in shaping minimal thicknesses. Condition ReportExcellent state of structural conservation. The object is perfectly intact. Professional, transmitted-light examination excludes the presence of hairlines, through cracks, chipping or extensive restorations, confirming the absolute integrity of the paste and the painted decoration. The purplish perimeter profile is in excellent condition and free of defects. Only very minor and normal signs of historical wear due to rubbing on the cavetto inner glaze are noted, entirely consistent with the age and use of the period. There are tiny original black firing specks, small pinholes, and glaze overflows on the foot ring, typical technical defects related to firing the 'masso bastardo' paste in 18th-century wood-fired kilns, which attest to its authenticity.