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Antique French Porcelain Jacob Petite Desk Set Inkstand Provenance Ava Gardner

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Stunning French Lavish Gilt Porcelain Ink Stand of Museum Quality and generous proportions, made by renowned French porcelain maker Jacob Petit. Last quarter of the Nineteenth Century, possibly earlier. The main frame of shaped rectangular form raised on scrolling supports with a central clam shell decoration, on top a seated English Mastiff Dog beside twin drum shaped inkwells. Condition: Superb untouched condition with nice surface patination and very light evidence of use, original inkwells, Mark of JP in underglaze blue underneath. Width: 9.75" (24.5cm). Depth: (at base) 6.25” (15.5cm). Height: (entire) 6.75” (17cm). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping arranged by Seller. Provenance: Purchased from the estate of American Actress Ava Gardner (1992-1990) by renowned London Antiques Dealer Kenneth Neame of Mount Street, Mayfair, London. Jacob Petit Porcelain: French hard-paste porcelain produced by Jacob Petit (b. 1796). Petit worked at the porcelain factory at Sèvres as a painter. With his brother Mardochée he bought a porcelain factory in Fontainebleau in 1830, finally settling in Paris in 1863. The wares he made were of a purely ornamental character; e.g., vases, scent bottles, statuettes, clocks. The high-quality porcelain may have been fired in Limoges. The usual colours are pale pink, light green, mauve, black, and gold. The shapes are idiosyncratic interpretations of the 18th-century rocaille style typical of the popular preference for the neo-Rococo during Louis-Philippe’s reign (1830–48). Please take time to scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favorite our Shop PATRICK HOWARD ANTIQUES to get your first dibs on our new inventory which is updated regularly with extraordinary and decorative affordable antiques.
  • Creator:
    Jacob Petit (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6.75 in (17.15 cm)Width: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)Depth: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)
  • Style:
    Grand Tour (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1860
  • Condition:
    Please read full Condition Report within listing.
  • Seller Location:
    Dublin, IE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5035242070482

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