Description
TWO TOILET POTS decorated with roses, chrysanthemums and sunflowers Manufacture de Saint-Cloud, circa 1740 Soft-paste porcelain Reattached grips, with a few chips in the petals H. 16.5 cm, D. 8.8 cm Hollow mark: 4. ST. C Provenance Galerie Théorème Private collection, Paris, since 1999 These two large cylindrical soft-paste porcelain pots from Saint- Cloud are reminiscent of Chinese hard-paste porcelain brush pots in terms of their shape and material. Their decoration in relief consists of flowering branches in an orientalist taste, except perhaps for the rosebud handle. The scattered chrysanthemums on the lids are part of the manufactory's repertoire, as evidenced by a tobacco pot in the British Museum (fig. 1). The sunflower motif on the body, on the other hand, seems to be rarer. In the middle of the 18th century, the Saint-Cloud manufactory, which was the first to imitate Chinese porcelain, was very successful. The ivory colour of the paste, the fineness of the decorations in relief, the oriental character of the patterns and shapes are used in tobacco or toilet jars and, in a smaller size, on blush or sugar jars. Additional information given by the collector is accessible by QR Code in the PDF.
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TWO TOILET POTS decorated with roses, chrysanthemums and sunflowers Manufacture de Saint-Cloud, circa 1740 Soft-paste porcelain Reattached grips, with a few chips in the petals H. 16.5 cm, D. 8.8 cm Hollow mark: 4. ST. C Provenance Galerie Théorème Private collection, Paris, since 1999 These two large cylindrical soft-paste porcelain pots from Saint- Cloud are reminiscent of Chinese hard-paste porcelain brush pots in terms of their shape and material. Their decoration in relief consists of flowering branches in an orientalist taste, except perhaps for the rosebud handle. The scattered chrysanthemums on the lids are part of the manufactory's repertoire, as evidenced by a tobacco pot in the British Museum (fig. 1). The sunflower motif on the body, on the other hand, seems to be rarer. In the middle of the 18th century, the Saint-Cloud manufactory, which was the first to imitate Chinese porcelain, was very successful. The ivory colour of the paste, the fineness of the decorations in relief, the oriental character of the patterns and shapes are used in tobacco or toilet jars and, in a smaller size, on blush or sugar jars. Additional information given by the collector is accessible by QR Code in the PDF.
