Rooster Plate, Crystal Staircase Bracquemond Rousseau, Creil

"Rousseau" service plate representing a rooster in fine earthenware, printed and painted decoration under glaze. Draftsman and engraver Felix Bracquemond Late 19th century probably Creil very thick and heavy plate diameter 27 cm height 3 cm Two small hollow marks and marked under the enamel "Escalier de Cristal à Paris"
Good condition, just a small defect in the cooking enamel lower right and back.

Félix BRACQUEMOND (1833-1914) and Eugène ROUSSEAU (1827-1891) The "Rousseau" service was born from the collaboration between the engraver Félix Bracquemond and the merchant publisher Eugène Rousseau. Manufactured from 1866 by the Creil et Montereau factory, it was produced until the middle of the 20th century. For this "Rousseau" service, Bracquemond etched motifs of plants, birds and animals, grouped together in twenty-eight plates. These boards are printed, then the different patterns are cut out and applied directly to the earthenware. The decor is then colored by hand. The originality of this service, with its Japanese-influenced decor, was quickly acclaimed. In his review of the International Exhibition in London in 1871, Mallarmé thus paid homage to "this admirable and unique service, decorated by Bracquemond with Japanese motifs borrowed from the barnyard and fishing tanks, the finest tableware recent that it is given to me to know »
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