Darte Frères - Restoration Period, Louis Philippe - Pair Of "cushion-shaped" Bottles - Porcelain

Visible in Paris. Free hand delivery in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery within France: €15, contact me for Europe and worldwide. Pair of bottles. Painted porcelain enhanced with gilding. Dimensions: C. 11.5 (cm). Paris, circa 1830. An interesting and ornate pair of bottles imitating cushions, the corners adorned with tassels, the gilding imitating passementerie. The base, in reserve, is decorated with floral motifs as well as colorful birds. An uncommon but highly sought-after model: it seems to have been produced in particular by the Darte brothers; But it can still be found a century later at Le Tallec. Our pair with this luxuriant decoration was likely produced by the Darte factory, as evidenced by a pair of cachepots with a similar design and signed with a vignette, sold at Bauvais Enchères, May 18, 2019. The Darte factory: Originally three brothers, they ventured into porcelain in 1795 and bought a factory on rue de Charonne; at the same time, they opened 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 (employing 80 to 100 workers in peacetime), and an advertisement from 1809 announced that the factory bore the title "Manufacture de porcelaine de SAI Madame Mère de SM L'Empereur et Roi" (Porcelain Factory of Her Imperial Highness the Mother of His Majesty the Emperor and King). In 1816, a second store opened at 16 Rue Vienne (the first, at the Palais Royal, had already been operating since 1798). The factory participated in the 1819 exhibition and, as in 1806, won a silver medal. However, things became complicated from 1820 onward, and three years later the brothers divided the assets of the struggling company. In 1824, Louis Joseph partnered with one of his sons, Auguste Remi, but the business faltered a year later. In 1828, bankruptcy was declared. Condition report: minor wear and tear, a hairline crack, a cork reattached