Manufacture Du Comte d'Artois - Sugar Bowl In Hard Porcelain Eighteenth Century

Round sugar bowl with polychrome decoration of detached bouquets, gold wolf teeth, porcelain from the Manufacture du Comte d'Artois, 18th century, Signature below in red CP (for Charles-Philippe d'Artois) surmounted by a crown. (This mark was used from 1779 to 1790) Manufacture du Comte d'Artois, rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis Charles Philippe of France left several marks in history: the last Bourbon king of the country, the oldest king when he came to power … He is also the first prince, without having the royal title at that time, to sponsor a porcelain factory. Until then it was reserved for the king. Louis XIV and Colbert encouraged Saint Cloud porcelains. Louis XV was responsible for that of Vincennes, later replaced by Sèvres. Louis XVI took over the latter. However, when he was still only the Count of Artois, the Sieur Bourdon Desplanches came to see him to ask for his protection. The latter accepts and we will see that he did so with a certain pleasure. He was soon followed, first by Monsieur, the king's other brother, but also later by the queen herself.