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A Pair of Large Painted & Parcel Gilt Porcelain Vases Attributed to Jacob Petit
A Pair of Large Painted & Parcel Gilt Porcelain Vases Attributed to Jacob Petit
Dimensions: H: 15.5 in / 39 cm | Dia: 10 in / 25 cm
PRICE: £12,000
A Pair of Large Painted & Parcel Gilt Porcelain Vases
Attributed to Jacob Petit
The porcelain baluster vases inspired by Rococo and Far East influences, with flared rim and gilded twin handles of coiled dragons perched on the sides, each vase meticulously hand-decorated on varying white ground, pink ground, and green ground reserves, with a large cartouche depicting birds, including ducks and parrots, within a landscaped garden with capriccio view beyond, surrounded by scrolling ornament and floral garlands intertwined with ribbons. The inside of the rim decorated in a conforming pattern. Unmarked, with remnants of an old paper label.
French, circa 1840
A pair of porcelain vases attributed to Jacob Petit, also with gilt dragon handles, is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (26.223.15, .16)
Jacob Petit (1797-1868)
Jacob Petit was a French porcelain manufacturer active during the second quarter of the 19th century. The company was particularly instrumental in the revival of extravagant Rococo style porcelain. Starting as a decorator at the famous Sèvres manufactory in 1822, he purchased his very own hard-paste porcelain factory in 1830 in Fontainebleau imitating the ornate floral styles he had learned at Sèvres. In 1834, his Rococo revival pieces caused a stir at a trade exhibition, where critics denounced the 'weird outlines' and 'extravagant shapes' of his work. Nevertheless, his flamboyant Rococo, chinoiserie, and even Ottoman-inspired porcelain became a huge success. Petit's success unfortunately led to the closure of his business, as the endless copyright lawsuits against competitors ultimately drive him into bankruptcy by 1847.
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