Halley - Porcelain Dessert Service - Consulate And Empire Periods - 20 Pieces

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Dessert service set
Hard porcelain with gold trim
“Halley” mark in red iron
Dimensions: D. 21.5 (cm.)
Paris, circa 1800

Includes 18 dessert plates and two shell-shaped fruit bowls with vine leaf motif.

Halley's workshop [RdPdG] Charles Halley began his career as a potter on Rue Montmartre in Paris. He appears in almanacs from 1793 onwards. In 1803, he was cited in a notarial deed as a potter and porcelain merchant. His workshop decorated white porcelain from the Locré and Nast workshops, among others. In 1811, Charles Halley married his daughter to the son of Lebon, a merchant of crystal, earthenware, and porcelain. The partnership formed Halley Lebon, which was in use from this period until 1822. During the Restoration, Halley Lebon was under the protection of the Count of Artois, the future Charles X, and was patented by Monsieur, the King's brother. Our set of plates therefore probably dates from before 1811.

Condition report: very minor signs of wear from use.