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Pair of porcelain composters in Paris decorated with a crown of marquis, a monogram (most definitely MS) as well as gilding, signed Gille Jeune * Supplier of the Empress Paris, Napoleon III XIXth century.
These composters are in good condition. They are signed below.
To mention: some spots and defects in the blue color around the circumference, slight defects in enamelling, slight wear of the gilding, wear and tear, see photos.
We put other porcelain elements of the same model on sale on this site.
Began as a salesperson of scrap porcelain in the street before renting a factory at 132 rue du Temple. After a few years, he found himself at the head of a retail establishment, dedicating his activity to the articles of fantasy in bisque which he had made in various factories. The success determined in 1836 to install his own manufacture in new sales premises at 28 rue du Paradis-Poissonnière. After his death in 1868, his collaborators, Théodore Vion and Martial Baury, succeeded him and became owners of the factory. In 1858 Gille participated in the Exhibition of Fine Arts and Industry of Toulouse and presented there busts of the Emperor and the Empress. He was also one of the most noted French porcelain makers at the 1851 London Exhibition. At the 1855 World Exhibition, Gille was rewarded with the Legion of Honor and the Empress's patent. A large medal also rewarded his works at the London Exhibition in 1862. At the Universal Exhibition of Paris in 1867, Gille exhibited both in the palace and in the park, busts of the Imperial family but also statues, Exceptional groups and vases to adorn the houses and gardens all from his workshops. Some works of the Manufacture Gille Young - Vion and Baury are now preserved in the Louvre Museum, the Carnavalet Museum, the Château de Compiègne, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and the Château de Blois.
