Basket
Courtille
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1800
Materials
Hard-paste porcelain decorated in iron-red, and brown enamels and gold.
Measurements
180 mm (Width); 280 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Paris
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Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1270570.1
Summary
An oval shaped basket, one of a pair, hard-paste porcelain, with a reticulated guilloche border, painted with classical trophies in iron-red, brown and gold, underglaze blue crossed arrows mark of Locré, Russinger and Pouyat (1772-1824), rue de la Fontaine-au-Roi, La Courtille, Paris, c.1800.
Marks and inscriptions
Base of basket: NT Inventory Number: Shug/C/78, a Base of basket: Black/silver NT Asset Number label Base of basket: La Courtille makers mark: crossed arrows in underglaze blue
Makers and roles
Courtille, maker