Bulb pot
Rue Thiroux Porcelain Factory
Category
Ceramics
Date
c. 1780 - 1785
Materials
Hard paste porcelain, Enamel, Gilding
Measurements
130 x 100 mm; 195 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Rue Thiroux
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Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 730549.1
Summary
Bulb pot with reserve, one of a pair, hard paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, Queen's Porcelain Factory, Rue Thiroux, Paris, France, circa 1780-1785. Of semi-circular form with Rococo decoration including vases, swags and bucrania. Base marked 'A' in red. The Queen's Porcelain Factory was established in 1776 by Andre Marie Leboeuf and, from 1778, was under the protection of Marie Antoinette.
Provenance
Unknown provenance.
Makers and roles
Rue Thiroux Porcelain Factory, manufacturer