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Sugar Bowl and Stand, from a Dessert Service (Sucrier et son Plateau) Sugar Bowl And Stand

This is a sugar bowl and stand. It was manufactured by Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1735 and we acquired it in 1907. Its medium is soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Vive la France! Vive Chantilly! Vive Elegance!.

This object was donated by Mrs. George T. Bliss. It is credited Gift of Mrs. George T. Bliss.

Our curators have highlighted 4 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:

  • Bourdalou (France)
  • enameled and gilt porcelain.
  • Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maxime Hermanos.
  • 1967-84-6

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (a: sugar bowl): 6.3 × 13.1 × 15.7 cm (2 1/2 × 5 3/16 × 6 3/16 in.) H x W x D (b: cover): 4.7 × 11.1 × 13.2 cm (1 7/8 × 4 3/8 × 5 3/16 in.) H x W x D (c: stand): 4 × 19.2 × 24.1 cm (1 9/16 × 7 9/16 × 9 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside of sugar bowl: [1] a fanfare trumpet or hunting horn, painted in red overglaze (manufactory mark) Underside of stand: [1] a fanfare trumpet or hunting horn, painted in red overglaze (manufactory mark)

It is signed

Not signed

It is inscribed

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Cite this object as

Sugar Bowl and Stand, from a Dessert Service (Sucrier et son Plateau) Sugar Bowl And Stand; Manufactured by Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory (France); France; soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel; H x W x D (a: sugar bowl): 6.3 × 13.1 × 15.7 cm (2 1/2 × 5 3/16 × 6 3/16 in.) H x W x D (b: cover): 4.7 × 11.1 × 13.2 cm (1 7/8 × 4 3/8 × 5 3/16 in.) H x W x D (c: stand): 4 × 19.2 × 24.1 cm (1 9/16 × 7 9/16 × 9 1/2 in.); Gift of Mrs. George T. Bliss; 1907-23-9-a/c

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Foreign Exchange and Hewitt Sisters Collect.

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