CIRCA 1785, THE PORCELAIN PARIS (LOCRÉ AND RUSSINGER), THE MOUNTS IN THE MANNER OF PIERRE GOUTHIERE

Locre established a porcelain factory named 'Fabrique de la Courtille' in the rue Fontaine-au-Roi in 1773. The factory was soon very succesful and productive, mainly producing imitations of German porcelain. The facory's mark consisted of crossed double swords, again inspired by those used at Meissen. After Ruffinger had joined Locre in 1790, a new hard paste porcelain manufacturing technique was conceived in the establishment. An identical ewer, possibly the pair of the present example, was sold at Christie's. London, 7 July 2005, lot 497. Related pairs of ewers were sold at Sotheby's Monaco, 1 July 1995, lot 77; Sotheby's London, 10 December 1993, lot 233 and Sotheby's London, 15 June 1990, lot 89.