Rectangular porcelain display tray with polychrome decoration on a Celestial Blue background speckled with bouquets of flowers, a composition inspired by the "Amours Oiseleurs" (1733) by François Boucher (1703-1770) inscribed in reserves surrounded by palms, foliage and floral motifs painted in gold. Chiseled gilt bronze mount of sinic inspiration with motifs of chimerical creatures, openwork geometric interlacing. Quadripod base with scroll. High quality Parisian work from the Napoleon III period to be linked to the creations of the Maison Alphonse Giroux et Cie (1838-1867), - a mecca "of fantasy, art and curiosity". Circa 1860.
Combining with refinement, a touch of exoticism derived from a dreamlike Far East, the graceful decorative repertoire inherited from the 18th century in France, this original and attractive display tray made of porcelain and chiseled gilded bronze perfectly illustrates this type of "delicious and elegantly fantasy" art objects designed by distinguished Parisian Houses of the Second Empire (Alphonse Giroux et Cie, Tahan, L'Escalier de Cristal) for a clientele in love with their inventive and luxurious creations.
Enhanced with a frieze with a stylized festoon motif, a gilded bronze frame with rounded curved sides sets a large rectangular porcelain piece serving as a receptacle. Surrounded by a powdered and speckled Celestial blue background, it displays in its center, wrapped in palms, floral motifs and leafy twigs painted in gold, a delightful polychrome composition on a milky white reserve. Within clouds braided with dapper flowers, two smiling wingless toddlers with plump shapes highlighted by airy drapes are staged near a wicker cage: sitting on a drum, one is a mischievous plaything with two doves with throats trimmed with a fine ribbon; riding a quiver, the other, leaning against a nest, is brandishing a twig of wheat. Echoing this playful little painting freely inspired by the "Amours Oiseleurs" also titled "L'Eté" (1733, Providence, Muséum of Art, Rhode Island Scholl of Design) or the engraved work (L'Amour Oiseleur and its pendant L'Amour Moissonneur, Paris, Musée du Louvre, Département des Arts Graphiques, Inv. 18852 and 18853) by François Boucher (1703-1770), small bouquets of wild flowers painted "au naturel" pour out their lively colors in four circular cartouches.
Of an unusual sinic inspiration, a cheerfully chiseled gilded bronze mount adds an undeniable note of fantasy to these delightful painted compositions testifying at the heart of the Second Empire to the perennial craze - alongside his Nymphs, Shepherdesses - for the Putti or "Children" of François Boucher. Chimerical creatures (grimacing mask of Chien de Fô, heads of gargoyles with flamed livestock), openwork interlacing of nested geometric motifs, stylized exotic flower rosette, lobed volutes thus animate the handles, embellish the edges and punctuate the base of this display tray.
Featuring a decorative element that plays on lightness and sophistication, this decorative object is comparable in its original composition, its combination of materials and ornamental repertoires that were highly prized at the time, as well as in its quality of execution, to the creations emanating more particularly from Maison Alphonse Giroux et Cie (1838-1867).
Parisian work from the second half of the 1860th century, in Eclectic style. Napoleon III period, circa XNUMX.

Rectangular-shaped porcelain tray-display with polychrome decoration on a Celestial Blue background speckled with bouquets of flowers, of a composition inspired by “Amours Oiseleurs” (1733) by François Boucher (1703-1770) inscribed in reserves surrounded by palm leaves, foliage and floral motifs painted in gold. Chiseled gilt bronze mount of Sinic inspiration with motifs of fanciful creatures, openwork geometric interlacing. Roll-up quadripod base. Parisian work of good quality from the Napoleon III period to be linked to the creations of Maison Alphonse Giroux et Cie (1838-1867), – high place “of fantasy, art and curiosity”. About 1860. Combining with refinement, pungency to the graceful decorative repertoire inherited from the French 18th century, a cheerful touch of exoticism derived from a dreamlike Far East, this original and attractive display tray made of porcelain and chiseled gilt bronze is a wonderful illustration of this type of “delicious, elegantly fancy” art objects designed by distinguished Parisian houses of the Second Empire (Alphonse Giroux et Cie, Tahan, L’Escalier de Cristal) for a clientele in love with their inventive and luxurious creations. Enhanced with a frieze with a pattern of stylized festoons, a gilt bronze frame with rounded curved sides sets a large rectangular porcelain piece that acts as a receptacle. Enveloped in a powdery and speckled Celestial blue background, it deploys in its center, wrapped in palm leaves, floral motifs and leafy twigs painted in gold, a delightful polychrome composition on a milky white reserve. In the midst of clouds laced with dapper flowers, are staged near a wicker cage two smiling flightless toddlers with chubby shapes underlined by draped aerials: seated on a drum, one elves with two doves with braided throats with a thin ribbon; riding a quiver, the other, leaning against a nest, brandishes a twig of wheat. Echoing this playful painting freely inspired by “Amours Oiseleurs” also titled “Summer” (1733, Providence, Museum of Art, Rhode Island Scholl of Design) or the engraved work (L’Amour Oiseleur et son pendant L’Amour Moissonneur, Paris, Louvre Museum, Department of Graphic Arts, Inv. 18852 and 18853) by François Boucher (1703-1770), small bouquets of country flowers painted “au naturel” for out their dapper colors in four circular cartridges. With an unusual Sinic inspiration, a cheerfully chiselled gilt bronze mount adds an undeniable note of fantasy to these delightful painted compositions testing to the heart of the Second Empire of the perennial craze – alongside its Nymphs, Shepherdesses – for the Putti or “Children”. by Francois Boucher. Chimerical creatures (grimacing Fô Dog mask, gargoyle heads with flamed livestock), openwork interlacing of interlocking geometric patterns, stylized exotic flower rosette, lobed scrolls thus enliven the handles, embellish the edges and punctuate the base of this display tray. Endowed with a decorative element playing on lightness and sophistication, this ornamental object is to be compared by its original composition, its alliance of materials and ornamental repertoires then highly prized as by its quality of execution of the achievements emanating more particularly from the Maison Alphonse Giroux and Co. (1838-1867). Parisian work from the second half of the 19th century, in an eclectic style.