Plate

Art Historical Context

This elegant plate, crafted at the Chantilly porcelain factory in France between 1770 and 1775, exemplifies the refined taste of 18th-century European decorative arts. Made of soft-paste porcelain—a material prized for its creamy, luminous surface before the widespread adoption of harder Chinese-style formulas—the piece measures just over nine inches in diameter. Produced during the waning years of the Rococo era, it reflects the Chantilly manufactory’s reputation for delicate, high-quality tableware favored by French nobility. The plate’s floral decoration highlights the factory’s signature ...