Lot Essay
Halley, later Lebon-Halley, were a firm of porcelain decorators in operation in the rue Montmartre between 1800 and 1822.
This ewer and basin were included in the Esposition International Urbaine de la Ville de Lyon which took place in Lyon between May and November of 1914. A letter written to the then owner of the ewer and basin by the Mayor of Lyon thanks him for consigning 'des pièces d'un aussi grand inteéret' to the exhibition. The then owner lived in a house reputedly used by Napoleon during his visit to Lyon in the early 19th century. Consequently the ewer and basin have always had a Napoleonic association.
This ewer and basin were included in the Esposition International Urbaine de la Ville de Lyon which took place in Lyon between May and November of 1914. A letter written to the then owner of the ewer and basin by the Mayor of Lyon thanks him for consigning 'des pièces d'un aussi grand inteéret' to the exhibition. The then owner lived in a house reputedly used by Napoleon during his visit to Lyon in the early 19th century. Consequently the ewer and basin have always had a Napoleonic association.