Darte Frères porcelain Coffee Set

Service à café Darte Frères en porcelaine

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Darte Frères (1795-1825) porcelain coffee service with gilded vertical stripes, composed of a sugar bowl and four coffee cups with their saucers. Red color cup handles, with a small mascaron in "return of Egypt" inspiration. Pieces stamped below in red letters "DARTE/FRERES/A PARIS".

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Reference: AE0437/01-03

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Height	Cup : 10 cm Saucer : 2,5 cm Sugar bowl : 19 cm
Depth	Cup : 8,5 cm Sugar bowl : 16 cm
Diameter	Cup : 7 cm Saucer : 14,2 cm Sugar bowl : 12 cm
Silversmith	Darte Frères (1795-1825)
Period	Early 19th century
Materials	Porcelain
Made in	France

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This service dates from the early 19th century. The pieces and the gilding are in very good condition, with small marks of use.

The sugar bowl has a slight crack inside (see the last picture), which seems to have been consolidated in the past. It is not visible from the outside.