Counter crate - Porcelain, Bronze
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Description from the seller
This piece is a large enameled porcelain chest with a bronze-gilt mount and legs, stylistically attributed to French production from the late 19th or early 20th century (Chinoiserie style / Samson de Paris).
Characteristics of Style and Manufacture
Decoration: Hand-painted with a naturalistic motif of aquatic birds (herons/ducks) among vegetation by a riverside on an aqua-green to pale background, combined with festoons and network borders of oriental influence (Famille Verte / Canton adapted to European taste).
Bronze fittings: Features a bronze locking mechanism and hinges with a decorated front lock and four free-standing legs with lion’s claws atop Rocaille-inspired, Neoclassical/Louis XV-style rocaille mounts.
Technique: Thick hard-paste porcelain mounted to the bronze mounting (explaining its 4.5 kg weight).
Dimensions: 28 x 20 x 20 cm.
Very likely from a Paris workshop specializing in high-quality reproductions for the luxury market, such as Samson Frères (Paris) or similar French firms that combined porcelain with oriental aesthetics and gilded bronze mounts in the French style.
Because of its large size (28 x 20 x 20 cm) and substantial weight, these pieces are highly sought after as centerpieces or high-end decorative vessels.
It is shipped in double-protection packaging, so the package dimensions would be significantly larger than the item.
This piece is a large enameled porcelain chest with a bronze-gilt mount and legs, stylistically attributed to French production from the late 19th or early 20th century (Chinoiserie style / Samson de Paris).
Characteristics of Style and Manufacture
Decoration: Hand-painted with a naturalistic motif of aquatic birds (herons/ducks) among vegetation by a riverside on an aqua-green to pale background, combined with festoons and network borders of oriental influence (Famille Verte / Canton adapted to European taste).
Bronze fittings: Features a bronze locking mechanism and hinges with a decorated front lock and four free-standing legs with lion’s claws atop Rocaille-inspired, Neoclassical/Louis XV-style rocaille mounts.
Technique: Thick hard-paste porcelain mounted to the bronze mounting (explaining its 4.5 kg weight).
Dimensions: 28 x 20 x 20 cm.
Very likely from a Paris workshop specializing in high-quality reproductions for the luxury market, such as Samson Frères (Paris) or similar French firms that combined porcelain with oriental aesthetics and gilded bronze mounts in the French style.
Because of its large size (28 x 20 x 20 cm) and substantial weight, these pieces are highly sought after as centerpieces or high-end decorative vessels.
It is shipped in double-protection packaging, so the package dimensions would be significantly larger than the item.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Weight
4.5 kg
Country of origin
France
Material
Bronze, Porcelain
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
20 cm
Width
28 cm
Depth
20 cm
Estimated period
1980-1990
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