Vase
ca 1860 (made)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Jules-Joseph-Henri Brianchon (d. 1880) worked in partnership with his brother-in-law, a M. Gillet, from several Paris addresses between 1855 and 1880. In 1857 he patented couleurs nacrées ('pearly colours') based on bismuth-gold, uranium and palladium salts. This lustrous glaze became the firm's speciality, applied to many wares in a variety of style. Indeed, a critic at the international exhibition, London, 1862 felt their use of the technique was neither discriminating nor novel. However, the jury's Report thought the wares of 'extreme brilliancy and the delicacy of the tints'..would counter any 'objection that might arise on the charge of meretricious glitter'.
Object details
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Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Porcelain with iridescene glaze and gilt |
Brief description | Vase, porcelain with iridescene glaze and gilt, Gillet et Brianchon, Paris, ca 1860 |
Physical description | Ovoid (or egg-shaped) vase, olive green lustred, with gilt rim |
Dimensions |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'GB Breveté Paris' printed |
Credit line | Given by the manufacturer |
Summary | Jules-Joseph-Henri Brianchon (d. 1880) worked in partnership with his brother-in-law, a M. Gillet, from several Paris addresses between 1855 and 1880. In 1857 he patented couleurs nacrées ('pearly colours') based on bismuth-gold, uranium and palladium salts. This lustrous glaze became the firm's speciality, applied to many wares in a variety of style. Indeed, a critic at the international exhibition, London, 1862 felt their use of the technique was neither discriminating nor novel. However, the jury's Report thought the wares of 'extreme brilliancy and the delicacy of the tints'..would counter any 'objection that might arise on the charge of meretricious glitter'. |
Bibliographic reference | See 7739-1862 |
Collection | |
Accession number | 642-1864 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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