Camille Le Tallec - Chocolate pot - Porcelain
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Holds a master’s in Art History, specialising in Second French Empire and Dutch Golden Age.
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Porcelain chocolatière by Camille Le Tallec from France, dated 1965, hand-painted in deep green with gilt decoration, baluster body on three Rocaille feet, with original wooden side handle, domed cover and moulinet, signed Le Tallec Paris France with blue LT mark and painter's initials FE; dimensions H 26 cm x W 20 cm x D 18 cm, weight 700 g; excellent original condition with no restorations, never used.
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Rare Chocolatiere with Original Moulinet France, 1965
An exceptional and highly decorative hand-painted porcelain chocolatière produced by the celebrated Parisian atelier of Camille Le Tallec.
Executed in 1965, the piece is lavishly decorated on a rich deep-green ground with finely burnished and gilt ornamentation inspired by the French Empire style.
The elegant baluster-form body is raised on three sculptural rocaille feet enriched with gilded relief decoration.
It retains its original carved wooden side handle, domed cover, and original wooden moulinet (chocolate whisk), a feature rarely preserved in complete condition.
The combination of refined gilding, architectural symmetry, and luxurious colour palette exemplifies the atelier's mastery of traditional French decorative arts during the mid-twentieth century
Hand-signed in red "Le Tallec Paris France" and bearing the blue atelier mark LT with painter's initials FE and date code corresponding to 1965.
Camille Le Tallec is internationally recognised for reviving the finest traditions of eighteenth-century French porcelain decoration, supplying collectors, decorators, and distinguished clients throughout Europe and the United States.
Objects of this complexity and rarity, especially complete chocolatières with their original moulinet, appear infrequently on the market.
Hand-painted and gilded porcelain with original wooden elements.
Condition: Excellent original condition. No restorations.
Cabinet condition
Complete with original moulinet.
Never used
Rare Chocolatiere with Original Moulinet France, 1965
An exceptional and highly decorative hand-painted porcelain chocolatière produced by the celebrated Parisian atelier of Camille Le Tallec.
Executed in 1965, the piece is lavishly decorated on a rich deep-green ground with finely burnished and gilt ornamentation inspired by the French Empire style.
The elegant baluster-form body is raised on three sculptural rocaille feet enriched with gilded relief decoration.
It retains its original carved wooden side handle, domed cover, and original wooden moulinet (chocolate whisk), a feature rarely preserved in complete condition.
The combination of refined gilding, architectural symmetry, and luxurious colour palette exemplifies the atelier's mastery of traditional French decorative arts during the mid-twentieth century
Hand-signed in red "Le Tallec Paris France" and bearing the blue atelier mark LT with painter's initials FE and date code corresponding to 1965.
Camille Le Tallec is internationally recognised for reviving the finest traditions of eighteenth-century French porcelain decoration, supplying collectors, decorators, and distinguished clients throughout Europe and the United States.
Objects of this complexity and rarity, especially complete chocolatières with their original moulinet, appear infrequently on the market.
Hand-painted and gilded porcelain with original wooden elements.
Condition: Excellent original condition. No restorations.
Cabinet condition
Complete with original moulinet.
Never used
Details
Era
1900-2000
Weight
700 g
Country of origin
France
Manufacturer/brand
Camille Le Tallec
Material
Porcelain
Colour
Gold, Green
Condition
As new - unused
Height
26 cm
Width
20 cm
Depth
18 cm
Estimated period
1960-1970
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