Tazza
ca. 1862 (made)
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This tazza was bought from the London 1862 Exhibition for £80. The Algerian Onyx Company, owned from 1858 by the Société Alphonse Pallu et Cie, enjoyed great success in the 1860s. The designer, Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, started work as a goldsmith's apprentice. From 1850 to 1855 he was in England designing for, among others, the Minton porcelain factory. Back in Paris in 1855 he won medals at the Paris Exhibition and established himself as a leading sculptor and designer in a variety of media, working in a neo-mannerist style.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Algerian onyx marble and gilt bronze |
| Brief description | Tazza, gilt bronze and Algerian onyx marble, designed by A.-E. Carrier-Belleuse, made by Compagnie des Marbres Onyx d'Algérie, Paris, ca.1862 |
| Physical description | Tazza, the bowl supported by two female figures in gilt bronze, the bowl and pedestal of Algerian onyx. |
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| Object history | Bought from the London 1862 Exhibition for £80. |
| Historical context | The Algerian Onyx Company, owned from 1858 by the Société Alphonse Pallu et Cie, enjoyed great success in the 1860s. The designer, Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, started work as a goldsmith's apprentice. From 1850 to 1855 he was in England designing for, among others, the Minton porcelain factory. Back in Paris in 1855 he won medals at the Paris Exhibition and established himself as a leading sculptor and designer in a variety of media, working in a neo-mannerist style. |
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| Summary | This tazza was bought from the London 1862 Exhibition for £80. The Algerian Onyx Company, owned from 1858 by the Société Alphonse Pallu et Cie, enjoyed great success in the 1860s. The designer, Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, started work as a goldsmith's apprentice. From 1850 to 1855 he was in England designing for, among others, the Minton porcelain factory. Back in Paris in 1855 he won medals at the Paris Exhibition and established himself as a leading sculptor and designer in a variety of media, working in a neo-mannerist style. |
| Bibliographic reference | Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1863 In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 56 |
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| Accession number | 9070-1863 |
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| Record created | May 26, 2006 |
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