France, Paris, Second French Empire
Boutigny Palais Royal, Paris (1860–1870)
Stand with botanical decorations / Centerpiece
Hand-painted porcelain, gilding, H 13.7 x ø 24
Signature: "Boutigny – Palais Royal" in gold, under the base
Elegant fine porcelain stand, made in Paris between 1860 and 1870, signed Boutigny – Palais Royal. The work testifies to the excellence of French artistic production in the second half of the nineteenth century, combining decorative refinement and manufacturing skills.
The Boutigny Palais Royal signature refers to a boutique of luxury items and decorative arts active in the famous shopping arcade of the Palais Royal, the heart of high society and refined commerce in 19th century Paris. The most prestigious workshops of art objects, crystalware, watchmaking and fine porcelain were concentrated here, sold to an aristocratic and bourgeois clientele.
Many of these objects were commissioned from excellent kilns or manufacturers, such as Sèvres or other private Parisian workshops, and then decorated and sold through the Palais Royal shops. Boutigny was one of these leading retailers.
The stand is made of excellent quality porcelain, white, smooth and hand decorated. It is embellished with threads in solid gold applied with a brush on the edges and on the decorative band. The edge features a light green enamel beaded decoration with white dots, in the "perles" style, very popular during the Napoleonic and subsequent periods.
The decoration features naturalistic floral bouquets, painted with extraordinary miniature precision. We recognize: the yellow rose (Rosa lutea), a symbol of joy and friendship, often present in nineteenth-century decorations; the pink and red roses, emblems of love, beauty and grace; the forget-me-not (Myosotis), flower of remembrance, with delicate blue petals; the pansy (Viola tricolor), symbol of reflection and memory, bellflowers and wildflowers, recurring decorations in French naturalistic porcelains.
The botanical subjects are typical of the mid-nineteenth century floral style, influenced by naturalistic painting and interest in scientific botany, often also present in table services and decorative objects of the time.
This stand represents an excellent testimony to the refinement of French decorative arts of the 19th century. The executive quality, the elegance of the shapes and the meticulous attention to floral details make it an object of great historical and aesthetic value.
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