A PARIS (DARTE) PLATE, CIRCA 1820
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August 12, 03:47 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
Lot Details
Description
A PARIS (DARTE) PLATE, CIRCA 1820
finely painted in the center with shells and insects amongst ferns with a gilt foliate border, stenciled DARTE/ Pal.Royal/ No 21 mark in red
diameter 9⅛ in.
23.2 cm
There were three Darte brothers, Joseph (1765-1832), Louis Joseph (1766-1843) and Jean François (1768-1834). In 1795 they pursued a venture in porcelain and bought a factory in Paris, located at 3 rue de Charonne. The three brothers opened a shop at the Palais Royal, under the direction of Jean François. By 1803 two of the brothers Louis Joseph and Jean François formed a new company, keeping the name Darte Frères while Joseph Darte continued under 'Darte Ainé'.
Four Darte plates with this type of shell decoration were in the Collection of Lily and Edmond J. Safra, sold, their sale, Sotheby's New York, October 18-21, 2011, lot 917, formerly sold, Christie's Monaco, July 3, 1993, lot 406.