Pair ofbaluster vases in Porcelain from Valentine in Saint-Gaudens, decorated with country attributes in medallions and gilded scrolls and arabesques. Each vase has two short, leafy handles. Numbered "4" under the base. 19th century.
Porcelain Valentine manufacturewas founded in 1832 following the discovery of a kaolin seam in the central Pyrenees at Valentine, near Saint-Gaudens in Haute-Garonne. It is the only factory of Porcelain in the south of France. Chased away by political problems, former faience makers from Moustiers-Sainte-Marie founded a factory in Toulouse at the beginning of the 19th century. From 1820, the earthenware factory Fouque and Arnoux, manufacturers of earthenware, place Saint-Sernin in Toulouse, counts seventy workmen and an appendix in Valentine, near Saint-Gaudens, where the two factories will be gathered in 1832. These "Valentine porcelains", produced in Saint-Gaudens, are hard paste, pure white, milky, with a very bright glaze. The most beautiful pieces are coloured with cobalt blue and chrome green. The decorations are very often enriched with floral bouquets and gold fillets painted on the enamel. After a peak period between 1840 and 1855, the company slowly declined and went bankrupt in 1878.
19th century
Circa: 1850
Dim: W:14cm, D:12,5cm, H:22cm.
Condition report: slight wear to the gold. Crack to one of the vases.
- Reference :
- 2224
- Availability :
- Object available
- Width :
- 14 (cm)
- Height :
- 22 (cm)
- Depth :
- 13 (cm)
- Identifier Exists:
- False
