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Chambrette Manufactory
Covered Sugar Bowlcirca 1775-80

Not on view
White glazed ceramic covered vessel and undertray with rose-pink rococo scrollwork, chinoiserie figure on the lid, and polychrome painted butterflies and insects on the body and tray
Close-up of a white porcelain surface with overglaze enamel decoration: a large butterfly with red, yellow, and teal wings at center, a small flying insect at upper left, and pink brushstroke cloud forms along the lower edge.
Detail of a porcelain lid with polychrome enamel decoration: a seated figure in pink and blue robes plays a wind instrument atop rocky ground, surrounded by green foliage and pink flowering branches, with a pink scroll border.
Close-up of a ceramic vessel lid with white glaze, hand-painted with a landscape scene featuring two rocks, a wooden fence, and green foliage, surrounded by pink and red flowers with teal leaves.
Detail of a white porcelain vessel with an overglaze enamel butterfly motif; wings painted in pink and yellow with blue eye-spots, green body, outlined in black, above pink scrolling brushwork at the rim.
Porcelain plate with overglaze enamel decoration; a standing figure in pink robes holds a staff amid green grasses and rockwork, flanked by a flowering branch with red blossoms and a dragonfly near leafy plants; pink ruyi border at rim.
Close-up of a porcelain plate with overglaze enamel decoration; rocks, grass, and a bamboo fence at center, flanked by flowering branches in pink and red, a green butterfly at upper left, and a partial butterfly visible at top, on a white ground with pink rim.
Manufactured by
Chambrette Manufactory
France, Lunéville, circa 1728 - 1788
Title
Covered Sugar Bowl
Place Made
France, Lunéville
Date Made
circa 1775-80
Medium
Earthenware with tin glaze and enamel (petit feu faience)
Dimensions
a) Lid: 2 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. b) Bowl: 2 7/8 x 8 7/8 x 7 in. a-b) Overall: 4 1/4 x 8 7/8 x 7 in.
Credit Line
Gift of MaryLou Boone
Accession Number
M.2010.51.10a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Williams, Elizabeth A. Daily Pleasures: French Ceramics from the MaryLou Boone Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.

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