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19th Century Porcelain Ice Pail & Cover By Jacob Petit

$5,038.96
£3,752.17
€4,250
CA$6,923.81
A$7,749.05
CHF 4,044.41
MX$94,498.45
NOK 51,762.92
SEK 49,000.23
DKK 32,351.53
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A stunning 19th century ice pail and cover by Jacob Petit, under glazed blue JP mark. Circa 1850 French This ice pail is in excellent condition. The gilt details and painted surfaces remain vibrant, with minor wear consistent with age, further enhancing its charm and authenticity. Base Measurements: 17 cm x 17 cm 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, 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). A specialty was figural veilleuses shaped like sultans or fortunetellers. These were tea warmers meant for use in the bedroom. Each was a stand with space for a candle heater and a teapot. Most of the Petit pieces had decorations that were colored pink, light green, pale purple, black and gold. He used the cobalt-blue initials “J.P.” as his mark, but many of his pieces were not marked. His customers wanted “antique”-style china, so he made copies of Sevres vases, Meissen figurines, many patterns of English dinnerware, Chinese export porcelain and more. These copies often are mistakenly identified as original old pieces. But Jacob Petit porcelains are so attractive and well-made that they are almost as pricey as originals.
  • Creator:
    Jacob Petit (Maker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6.7 in (17 cm)Diameter: 13 in (33 cm)
  • Style:
    Louis XVI (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1850
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Dublin, IE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5735243432852

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