Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 21

French Faïence Oblong Octagonal Chinoiserie Tray (Bannette), Most likely Rouen

$7,800
£5,791.08
€6,748.21
CA$10,828.92
A$12,112.83
CHF 6,303.59
MX$149,113.03
NOK 80,194.68
SEK 75,238.42
DKK 50,348.36
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

French Faïence Oblong Octagonal Chinoiserie Letter or Document Tray, Circa 1730-1740, Most likely Rouen, possibly Sinceny or Moulins, blue P mark. The Chinoiserie tray is painted in typical strong bright colors, at the left with a man kneeling with his raised arms crossed facing upward towards a flying dragon. On the right are a couple, the male holding a parasol and pointing towards a pagoda behind him. They stand by a fence, with a bird above. Around the rim are different flowering plants throughout. The two handles to the side are decorated with blue scrolls highlighted in iron-red. The form, in French, is called a "Bannette" meaning a letter or document tray. Dimensions: 15 ¼ inches (39 cm) wide x 9 5/8 inches deep x 2 1/4 inches (39cm wide x 24.45cm deep). Mark: An underglaze blue P to the base. Provenance: Collection Bernard Jean (Collection sticker); Drouot, Paris, 15 December 1998, lot 45; Sidney R. Knafel, New York, no. 79 (Collection sticker). Literature: French Faience: The Sidney R. Knafel Collection, #79, Page 189. Christophe Perles, French Faience: The Sidney R. Knafel Collection, France, 2016, cat. no. 79. Over the course of fifty years, Mr. Knafel assembled the most important private collection of 16th through 18th century French faïence. (Ref: NY10523-icrk)
  • Attributed to:
    Rouen (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2.25 in (5.72 cm)Width: 15.25 in (38.74 cm)Depth: 9.63 in (24.47 cm)
  • Style:
    Georgian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
    1730-1739
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1730-40
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Downingtown, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: NY10523-icrk1stDibs: LU861040394542

More From This Seller

View All
Early 18th-century Marseille Faïence Chinoiserie Footed Tray
Located in Downingtown, PA
Marseille Faïence Chinoiserie Footed Tray (Bannette), Attributed to the Leroy Workshop, Circa 1730 The center with two vignettes of courting couples separated by a central flowering...
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Georgian Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience

Liverpool or Irish Delftware Massive Chinoiserie Blue & White Dish
By Dublin Delftware Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
Delftware Blue & White Chinoiserie dish, Irish (Dublin) or Liverpool, 1745-65 The rectangular British Delftware underglaze Blue Dish with canted corners and of large size is pai...
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Georgian Delft and Faience

Materials

Delft, Faience

18th Century English Delftware Blue & White Sweetmeat Dish, Probably London
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Delftware blue & white sweetmeat dish, London, Possibly Lambeth High Street, William Griffith's pottery. Circa 1750-60 The rare undergl...
Category

Antique 1760s English Georgian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Delft, Faience

18th-century Dutch Delft Shaped Chinoiserie Polychrome Plaque
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dutch Delft shaped Chinoiserie Polychrome plaque, Circa 1730-40 The shaped plaque has a raised molded border decorated with a series of alternating painted panels of flowers and Chinese auspicious objects. The central scene is painted with a slightly off-center table with a vase filled with flowers and a large parrot perched on the branches. Several flying bugs can be seen around the flowers. To the left is a gardener with two watering pots at his feet. The whole in a puce, yellow and green palette. The top is surmounted with a blue shell pierced with a suspension hole. The exterior rim of the plaque in blue. Dimensions: 8 7/8 inches high x 9 3/4 inches x 1/2 inch depth. Provenance: B.F. Edwards Collection...
Category

Antique 1730s Dutch Georgian Decorative Art

Materials

Delft, Faience

Chinese Porcelain Famille Verte Large "Flower Basket" Dish, Kangxi Period
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese porcelain Famille Verte large "flower basket" dish, Kangxi Period The Chinese Export porcelain large dish is painted in “famille verte” enamels with a central medallion o...
Category

Antique Early 1700s Chinese Chinese Export Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Oval Famille Rose Dish
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Chinese Export porcelain dish in the famille rose palette is painted on the border with meandering vines and flowers which surrounds a central panel decorated with vases and pots of flowers...
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

You May Also Like

Great 18th Century Polychrome French Faience Platter
Located in Richmond, VA
18th century polychrome French faience molded platter with scenes of gentry figures
Category

Antique 18th Century French Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience

19th Century French Faience Chinoiserie Platter Angouleme
By Alfred Renoleau
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Chinoiserie Platter signed Angouleme.
Category

Antique 1890s English Chinoiserie Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic

Large 19th Century French Painted Faience Porquier Beau Quimper Serving Platter
By Grande Maison HB Quimper
Located in Dallas, TX
Enhance a shelf, dining table, or kitchen island with this important antique Quimper blue and white Porquier Beau platter. Crafted in France circa 1895...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience

French, 18th Century Glazed Earthenware Rouen Platter
Located in Buisson, FR
Very rare Rouen plate with beautiful blue decoration. Wonderful decorated with a bust , floral ornaments and guirlandes .France, circa 1750. Good condition H:3,5cm W:35cm D:23,5cm
Category

Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Platters and Serveware

Materials

Earthenware

Large Majolica Dish France Rouen Manufactory of Jean-Baptiste Guillibaud, 1730
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Big dish. France, Rouen, Manufactory of Jean-Baptiste Guillibaud, around 1730. Majolica. Brand: "Gb" linked in italics, in blue. Diameter 44 cm. Conservation: flaking recomposed in o...
Category

Antique 1730s French Rococo Platters and Serveware

Materials

Maiolica

French, 18th Century Glazed Earthenware Rouen Platter
Located in Buisson, FR
very rare Rouen plate with beautiful blue decoration. France, circa 1750 Good condition.
Category

Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Platters and Serveware

Materials

Earthenware