Darte Frères, Rare Openwork Porcelain Dish, Consulate-empire Period

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Dish with openwork rim. Beautiful decoration of garlands, ribbons, and ears of wheat.
Hard-paste porcelain, painted and enhanced with gilding.
Paris, circa 1800.
Dimensions: Diameter 26 cm.
From a service with the same decoration, including two other dishes bearing the manufacturer's signature on the reverse.

Condition report: perfect condition, very minor scratches to the gilding.

The Darte factory:
Originally three brothers. In 1795, they began trading and manufacturing porcelain and purchased a factory on Rue de Charonne, while simultaneously opening a shop in the Palais Royal. In 1804, they amicably separated. Thus, brothers Louis Joseph and Jean François founded a new company, retaining the name Darte Frères, and established themselves on Rue de la Roquette, while Joseph Darte continued under the name "Darte Aîné à Paris" and moved to Rue de Popincourt. The brothers prospered, so much so that in 1816, a second store opened at 16 Rue Vienne. The factory participated in the 1819 exhibition and, as in 1806, won a silver medal. However, things became complicated from 1820 onwards, and three years later the brothers divided the struggling company's assets. In 1824, Louis Joseph partnered with one of his sons, Auguste Remi, but the business declined a year later. In 1828, bankruptcy was declared.