Pair Of Oval Porcelain baskets - Manufacture Du Comte d'Artois, Circa 1780

Pair of baskets
Hard paste porcelain, painted and embellished with gold.
Marked with a sticker on the underside.
Dimensions: H. 7,5 ; W. 24 ; D. 16 (cm).
Paris, circa 1780

Pair of openwork baskets, imitating wickerwork, in porcelain from the Comte d'Artois factory (CP under the crown, for Charles-Philippe). Each with two handles. The bases are decorated with painted polychrome bouquets.

The privileged factory of the king's brother
The turbulent younger brother of Louis XVI was an admirer of the arts who, in addition to placing numerous orders with the best Parisian artists and craftsmen, did not hesitate to sponsor innovative enterprises. Thus, his name is associated with not one but two porcelain factories, the first in Limoges and the other in Paris. Under his protection from 1790 onwards, Bourdon Desplanches attempted to produce porcelain as good as that made in Sèvres, while circumventing privileges thanks to his patronage. Unfortunately, the venture was difficult, and his business quickly ran into difficulties, leading to a sale in 1790.

Condition report: light wear.