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Old Paris Jacob Petit figural trumpet vase #1600070

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Old Paris Jacob Petit figural  trumpet vase #1600070
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Rare marked Jacob Petit figural vase. In the shape of a 18th century French maiden holding a cornucopia flared trumpet vase. She is sitting on a bed of colorful applied flowers in the Meissen style. Made by Jacob Petit, Paris, France circa 1840.. Measures 11 inches high and about 6 inches across. Scrolling Rococo Revival pierced base with typical rococo decoration in the form of scallops and S and C scrolls. Very fine painting of the various parts of her clothes. Underneath, the piece is marked with blue under glaze JP mark. Condition: generally excellent. There is a clean brake to the trumpet vase mid way up the vase and were it connects to the lady's head this has been glued back. There are typical minor losses to the delicate applied flowers and very minor gilt wear.

French hard-paste porcelain produced by Jacob Petit (1796-1868) was the greatest exponent of these innovations. Petit worked at the porcelain factory at Sèvres as a painter. With his brother Mardochée he bought a porcelain factory in Fontainebleau in 1830, By 1839 Petit employed about 200 craftsmen and enjoyed great successfinally settling in Paris in 1863. The wares he made were of a purely ornamental character;vases, urns, clocks, figures, inkwells and perfume bottles. Of particular interest are the figural veilleuses, or bedside tea warmers, known as personnages. These brightly painted beauties can be found in the form of exotic characters like Chinese noblemen, sultans and sultanas, and fortune tellers, ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Fair </td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1840's </td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Paris France</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Jacob Petit</td></tr>




<tr><td>Title:Old Paris Jacob Petit figural trumpet vase</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Rococo Revival</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:painted porcelain</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:Rococo Revival </td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:Historic Baltimore MD</td></tr>
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