Paris Porcelain Decorative Vase Jacob Petit Gilding Flowers XIXth Century

Polychrome Paris porcelain vase enhanced with gilding, signed Jacob Petit*, decorated with numerous colored flowers, acanthus leaves and bunches of grapes, from the 19th century. This vase is in good general condition, it is very decorative. Signed below. A note: accidents and losses on many flowers, wear of the gilding and decorations in places, wear of time, take a good look at the photos. *Jacob Petit (1796-1865): the most famous porcelain maker of the century did not have the vocation of a ceramist. He begins by studying painting at Gros, then travels to Europe. England gave him a taste for decorative objects: on his return to France in 1830, he hastened to publish a Collection of Interior Decoration including everything related to furnishings. Soon, porcelain seemed to him the best way to express his tastes. In Sèvres, an ephemeral workshop will be a first attempt. Around 1830, Jacob Petit set up a business in Belleville. With success and ambition helping, in 1838, the porcelain manufacturer bought the modest company of Baruch Weill, in Fontainebleau; it is success, it quickly triples the number of workers. In 1850, he grouped his two factories in Avon, but a few years later, in 1862, retired to rue du Paradis-Poissonnière, handing over his business to one of his workers, Jacquemain. Height: 22 cm Width: 22 cm by 13.5 cm Reference: 500 667 All the photos are on: www.antiques-delaval.com