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Boyer decorating workshop
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Pair of vases, circa 1850-1880
- incised marks
- enamelled and gilt porcelain
- 35 x 20 cm. (13 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.)
- executed in France
Provenance
Mme. La Vicomtesse de Bondy (paper label to base)
Literature
Tamara Préaud et al., The Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory: Alexandre Brongniart and the Triumph of Art and Industry, 1800-1847, New York, 1997, p. 313 for discussion on Limoges enamel-type decoration on porcelain wares
Condition
Both vases are in very good condition. Only very minor scattered flaking to some gilding and white enamel.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Jean-Pierre Feuillet was one of the most successful porcelain decorators of the Restoration period of the 19th century. In 1817 he was established at 18 Rue de la Paix, Paris and he enjoyed patronage from the Prince de Condé. At around 1834 he went into partnership with Boyer, who eventually took over the establishment. The fashion for this type of ornament grew with pace in Paris during the second quarter of the 19th century. Denis-Désiré Riocreux, the curator of the Museum at the Sèvres manufactory wrote in note dated 13th October 1840:
'Currently in Paris, decoration is being applied to porcelains analogous to sixteenth-century enamelled coppers from Limoges; this decoration is executed against a glost-fired blue ground in a white enamel so solid that its application seems to have no limits; it becomes extremely rich when combined with gold, making it possible for porcelain to escape the limited possibilities which seem to contain it.'
'Currently in Paris, decoration is being applied to porcelains analogous to sixteenth-century enamelled coppers from Limoges; this decoration is executed against a glost-fired blue ground in a white enamel so solid that its application seems to have no limits; it becomes extremely rich when combined with gold, making it possible for porcelain to escape the limited possibilities which seem to contain it.'