A PAIR OF PARIS PORCELAIN (ANDRE-MARIE LEBOEUF, RUE THIROUX, PORCELAINE DE LA REINE)

A PAIR OF PARIS PORCELAIN (ANDRE-MARIE LEBOEUF, RUE THIROUX, PORCELAINE DE LA REINE) TREMBLEUSE CUPS AND SAUCERS
CIRCA 1780
Painted with panels of roses within a striped borders
Printed iron red mark
9cm high

Note: Leboeuf established his works in the Rue Thiroux in the quartier La Chaussée-d'Antin in 1776. As he was only twenty-one at the time, his mother signed for him and he went on to build a house, works and saleroom on the site. He placed an advertisement in 1777 that mentions that his wares will be marked with an 'A' and it goes on to to mention the wares he will have for sale including table wares and biscuit groups. His work seems to have been very much in the manner of the the Royal Works at Sevres and soon enough this was to land him in trouble as he fell foul of the rules, patents and monopolies covered by Royal patronage of porcelain concerns in the 18th century. For this reason, porcelain manufactories secured the patronage of a member of the Royal family and we see this in other Paris factories with Royal Patrons such as M. Le Duc D'Angouleme and M. Le Comte D'Artois. With this in mind and to protect himself, Leboeuf secured the patronage of the Queen, Marie-Antoinette and provided some pieces to her dairy at Versailles. After the revolution the factory was sold in 1797 and run by a variety of other partnerships until 1868 when, in common with much of old Paris, the works were demolished to make way for 'improvements' by Baron Haussmann.

Condition Report:
These probably once upon a time had covers in the Sevres manner. Note the interior rim of the cup is biscuit, yet gilt. Please see additional images for visual aid. Available from the Dept. upon request.

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