Cup And Saucer In Paris Lebon-halley Porcelain

Cup and saucer in Paris porcelain Lebon-Halley with a very fine landscape decoration animated in a cartouche framed by a gilded border. Cup and saucer have a unique hand-painted decoration, in gilded frames. Marked Lebon in gold letters under the base Dimensions: Cup: H 7.5 cm W 12.5 cm D 10.5 cm Saucer: H 3.5 cm D 17 cm Charles Halley began his career as a faience maker, rue Montmartre in Paris. We find traces of him in almanacs from 1793. In 1803 he is cited in a notarial deed as a faience maker and porcelain merchant. His factory decorated porcelain blanks from the Locré, Nast and Deuster factories. In 1811, Charles Halley united his daughter with his son Lebon, a merchant of crystals, earthenware and porcelain, uniting the two businesses to create the Halley Lebon brand, which was in use from that period onwards. During the Restoration, Halley Lebon was placed under the protection of the Count of Artois, the future Charles X and brevet of Monsieur, brother of the King. Halley porcelains are particularly remarkable for their careful, elegant decoration, and bold choice of colors: for example, we find mauve, orange combined with gray, pebbled backgrounds, brown, or a delicate pink simply decorated with light gold motifs. Source: "Porcelain in Paris under the Consulate and the Empire" by Régine de Plinval de Guillebon