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Baluster shaped Bayeux porcelain vase * polychrome, with rich Chinese characters decor in lush landscapes, with flowering trees, lake or river and mountains in the background, as well as a bird (or phoenix), lobster and shells, floral and stylized friezes in the top, certainly period Gosse (1848-1878), XIXth century.
This vase is in good condition and is of high quality. Signed in GM hollow below.
A note: some stains and slight wear of the decorations in places, slight enamelling defects, see photos.
is a ceramic production that develops from the early nineteenth century. The Bayeux factory closed its doors in 1952. In 1810, Joachim Langlois opened a porcelain factory and, from 1820, made the famous Imari-inspired blue-red-and-gold decorations and Chinese decorations. In 1850, the heirs must sell the company to François Gosse, ceramic decorator in Paris. This one diversifies the production without never giving up the previous decorations. When François Gosse died in 1870, his son Paul succeeded him. He runs the factory for two years, before dying in his turn. His widow took over until 1878. In 1878, the Gosse family succeeded a family of ceramic engineers, the Morlents. The productions of Bayeux are still very popular today.
