Bayeux, Langlois Period,

pair of Far Eastern style "bottle" vases in polychrome porcelain and gold on a white background with "chinoiseries" decoration depicting flowering shrubs and architectural elements animated by characters. Height: 37 cm. Langlois period (1812 - 1849), first half of the 19th century. Very good general condition. On June 9, 1812, Pierre Joachim Langlois and his wife acquired the buildings of the former Benedictine convent of Bayeux, sequestered during the Revolution, to found a porcelain factory there. The oldest pieces, signed Bayeux, have patterns with contrasts of matt and shiny gold, sometimes enriched with polychrome flowers in a Far Eastern style. The most famous works from this period are decorated with blue, red and gold motifs directly inspired by ceramics imported from China and Japan, thus perpetuating the taste for decorations called "chinoiseries" appreciated by Western enthusiasts.