What are Jacob Petit porcelain perfume bottles?

Jacob Petit was a prominent 19th-century French porcelain manufacturer known for elaborate, colourful, and decorative Paris porcelain pieces produced predominantly during the 1830s and 1840s.

How were 19th-century French porcelain scent bottles constructed?

These bottles were crafted from hard-paste porcelain, featuring hand-painted enamel panels, cobalt blue glazes, and gilded accents along the borders and neck sections.

How can you identify authentic Jacob Petit porcelain?

Authentic pieces frequently feature an underglaze blue mark containing the letters J.P. on the underside, accompanied by distinctive gilded borders and detailed figurative enamel paintings.

How do you style antique porcelain perfume bottles in a modern interior?

Display a pair on a marble sideboard top, a bedroom dressing table, or inside a glass vitrine alongside complementary brass or ceramic decorative objects.

How should gilded antique porcelain scent bottles be cleaned?

Dust surfaces gently using a dry, soft microfibre cloth and avoid immersion in water or the use of abrasive chemical cleaners that could rub off surface gilding.

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Pair of Jacob Petit Bleu De Roi Perfume Bottles with Teniers Scenes C.1835-1845

Name: Pair of Jacob Petit Bleu De Roi Perfume Bottles with Teniers Scenes C.1835-1845
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1220537
Price: 600 GBP
Availability: InStock

19th century

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Description

A fine pair of French Vieux Paris hard-paste porcelain perfume bottles dating to the Louis Philippe period, c.1835-1845, attributed to the celebrated Jacob Petit manufactory of Fontainebleau and Paris.

Decorated with a rich Bleu de Roi cobalt ground and extensive gilding, the bottles feature finely painted tavern and dancing scenes after the works of David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690), the renowned Flemish master of genre painting. French porcelain painters frequently copied figures and compositions from Teniers' engravings and paintings, and the quality of the miniature decoration here is particularly impressive.

The porcelain displays a characteristic greyish-milk tone together with tiny dark kiln specks associated with wood-fired production. Original kiln contraction lines visible on the bases are characteristic features of early nineteenth-century French porcelain.

Produced as a companion pair for an elegant dressing table, one bottle would traditionally have held Eau de Toilette while the other contained aromatic vinegar or scented oils. Both retain their original disc-shaped porcelain stoppers decorated with gilded rosettes. Pieces from this series were deliberately left unsigned by Petit to comply with the requirements of elite Parisian luxury boutiques such as Maison Lahoche.

The exceptional preservation of the painted panels is one of the most attractive features of the pair.

Dimensions:

Bottle 1: Height 16.5 cm, length 7.3 cm, width 7.2 cm, weight 505 g.

Bottle 2: Height 16.7 cm, length 7.3 cm, width 7.4 cm, weight 509 g.

Condition:

Bottle 1: Restoration to the upper rim. Wear to the gilding on the edges. Evidence of repair to the edge on the right side of the painted panel. Two firing cracks to the base. The painted panel remains in excellent condition.

Bottle 2: Chip to the lower edge on the right side of the painted panel. Cracks visible on two sides. Traces of adhesive where the neck joins the body. Wear to the gilding on the edges. The painted panel remains in excellent condition.

Please study the accompanying photographs carefully as they form an integral part of this description. If you have any questions, we will be happy to answer them. The item will be shipped with full tracking and insurance. It is important to note that shipping costs include labour, packaging and postage.

Physical Dimensions

Height

16.5cm (6.50")

Width

7.3cm (2.87")

Depth

7.2cm (2.83")

Declaration

Ritas Bazaar has dated these Jacob Petit Perfume Bottles to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1220537

Dealers Internal Reference

B1781

Description

Decorated with a rich Bleu de Roi cobalt ground and extensive gilding, the bottles feature finely painted tavern and dancing scenes after the works of David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690), the renowned Flemish master of genre painting.

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French porcelain painters frequently copied figures and compositions from Teniers' engravings and paintings, and the quality of the miniature decoration here is particularly impressive.

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fig 1. A pair of square 19th-century French porcelain perfume bottles featuring cobalt blue tops, gilded necks, and hand-painted genre scenes of figures in tavern settings. — fig 1. Pair of Jacob Petit Bleu De Roi Perfume Bottles with Teniers Scenes C.1835-1845

The porcelain displays a characteristic greyish-milk tone together with tiny dark kiln specks associated with wood-fired production. Original kiln contraction lines visible on the bases are characteristic features of early nineteenth-century French porcelain.

fig 2. A pair of square 19th-century French porcelain perfume bottles featuring cobalt blue tops, gilded necks, and hand-painted genre scenes of figures in tavern settings. — fig 2. Pair of Jacob Petit Bleu De Roi Perfume Bottles with Teniers Scenes C.1835-1845

Produced as a companion pair for an elegant dressing table, one bottle would traditionally have held Eau de Toilette while the other contained aromatic vinegar or scented oils. Both retain their original disc-shaped porcelain stoppers decorated with gilded rosettes. Pieces from this series were deliberately left unsigned by Petit to comply with the requirements of elite Parisian luxury boutiques such as Maison Lahoche.

fig 3. A pair of square 19th-century French porcelain perfume bottles featuring cobalt blue tops, gilded necks, and hand-painted genre scenes of figures in tavern settings. — fig 3. Pair of Jacob Petit Bleu De Roi Perfume Bottles with Teniers Scenes C.1835-1845

The exceptional preservation of the painted panels is one of the most attractive features of the pair.

Dimensions:

Bottle 1: Height 16.5 cm, length 7.3 cm, width 7.2 cm, weight 505 g.

Bottle 2: Height 16.7 cm, length 7.3 cm, width 7.4 cm, weight 509 g.

fig 4. A pair of square 19th-century French porcelain perfume bottles featuring cobalt blue tops, gilded necks, and hand-painted genre scenes of figures in tavern settings. — fig 4. Pair of Jacob Petit Bleu De Roi Perfume Bottles with Teniers Scenes C.1835-1845

Condition:

Bottle 1: Restoration to the upper rim. Wear to the gilding on the edges. Evidence of repair to the edge on the right side of the painted panel. Two firing cracks to the base. The painted panel remains in excellent condition.

fig 5. A pair of square 19th-century French porcelain perfume bottles featuring cobalt blue tops, gilded necks, and hand-painted genre scenes of figures in tavern settings. — fig 5. Pair of Jacob Petit Bleu De Roi Perfume Bottles with Teniers Scenes C.1835-1845

Bottle 2: Chip to the lower edge on the right side of the painted panel. Cracks visible on two sides. Traces of adhesive where the neck joins the body. Wear to the gilding on the edges. The painted panel remains in excellent condition.

fig 6. A pair of square 19th-century French porcelain perfume bottles featuring cobalt blue tops, gilded necks, and hand-painted genre scenes of figures in tavern settings. — fig 6. Pair of Jacob Petit Bleu De Roi Perfume Bottles with Teniers Scenes C.1835-1845

Please study the accompanying photographs carefully as they form an integral part of this description. If you have any questions, we will be happy to answer them. The item will be shipped with full tracking and insurance. It is important to note that shipping costs include labour, packaging and postage.