Magnificent bridal horn-shaped vase with a floral, turquoise or Andenne porcelain decoration dating from the 19th century.
The extraction of plastic clay from Andenne (Belgium) dates back almost a millennium. When Europe discovered Chinese porcelain in the early 16th century, it was amazed by its qualities: whiteness, translucency, scratch resistance to steel, and hygiene. The difficulties and costs of importing these extraordinary ceramics from the Far East made them very luxurious products reserved for the privileged. Westerners quickly wanted to imitate the Chinese. In vain, because the secret of porcelain manufacturing was well kept. They therefore tried to imitate it without managing to combine all its qualities. This is how the pastes of soft porcelain and fine earthenware were composed. In the southern Netherlands, only soft porcelain and fine earthenware were produced until the end of the 18th century. Hard porcelain developed there under the French regime (source Bibliotheca andana, Hauregard Collection). Andenne thus saw the development of many earthenware and porcelain factories on its territory which produced marvelous pieces in the 18th and 19th centuries that delight collectors.
Great fineness of the decoration: flowers, leaf veins, gilding, dominant turquoise...
This wonderful vase is in good overall condition (note: 1 micro-chip inside the buttress of the base and 1 small old restoration to a leaf on the left side, barely visible).
It will gracefully decorate your interior.
Dimensions: height 34.5 cm, top width 27 cm by 18 cm, base diameter 13.5 cm, weight 1.853 kg.
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