Ange en porcelaine - Porcelain angel
19.00 €
Référence : 24-00099
Ange en porcelaine
Dimensions :Hauteur : 11 cm
largeur : 18 cm
Très bon état.
Ange en porcelaine pressée blanche.
La porcelaine a été produite en Europe et notamment en France à Limoges grâce au père jésuite François-Xavier d'Entrecolles qui avait étudié et percé les secrets de la fabrication de la porcelaine chinoise en 1712.
La porcelaine est fabriquée avec du kaolin, qui signifie haute colline en chinois. Le kaolin, une argile blanche très pure, est l'élément de base (55 %) dans la fabrication de la porcelaine qui comprend aussi du quartz pour 20 % et du feldspath, un fondant qui assure la vitrification du mélange, pour 25 %. Ces 3 roches qui subissent un procédé de cuisson double à très haute température (entre 1250°/1440° C) et des techniques de façonnage de l'objet à fabriquer, telles que :
- "modelée" (tournée et estampée à la main),
- "coulée" (versée dans un moule en plâtre creux puis démoulée),
- "calibrée" (la pâte est posée sur un moule, lui-même posé sur un tour et un calibre détermine l'épaisseur)
- ou "pressée" (la pâte est séchée en granulés puis injectée sous pression entre les 2 faces d'un moule),
permettent la fabrication d'objets en porcelaine qui seront ensuite déshydratés (on dit "dégourdis"), puis émaillés par trempage dans un bain liquide pour enfin subir une 2ème cuisson à 1400° C (appelée "grand feu"), où chaque pièce va perdre 15 % (en moyenne) de son volume, pour finir en objets de porcelaine blanche, translucide, imperméable et sonore. Ensuite, chaque pièce pourra être décorée ou pas.
La fabrication de cet ange s'est arrêtée avant décor puisque sa porcelaine est blanche. Cet objet ne comporte aucun fêle, ni manque. Cette porcelaine n'est pas signée.
Un ange, quel joli sujet en porcelaine !
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Porcelain angel
White pressed porcelain angel.
Porcelain was produced in Europe and in particular in France in Limoges thanks to the Jesuit Father François-Xavier d'Entrecolles who had studied and unlocked the secrets of Chinese porcelain manufacturing in 1712.
Porcelain is made with kaolin, which means high hill in Chinese. Kaolin, a very pure white clay, is the basic element (55%) in the manufacture of porcelain, which also includes quartz for 20% and feldspar, a flux that ensures the vitrification of the mixture, for 25%. These 3 rocks undergo a double firing process at very high temperatures (between 1250°/1440° C) and techniques for shaping the object to be made, such as :
- "modeled" (turned and stamped by hand),
- "casting" (poured into a hollow plaster mould and then unmoulded),
- "calibrated" (the paste is placed on a mould, which is itself placed on a lathe and a gauge determines the thickness)
- or "pressed" (the paste is dried into granules and then injected under pressure between the 2 sides of a mould),
allow the manufacture of porcelain objects which will then be dehydrated (called "dégourdis"), then enamelled by soaking in a liquid bath to finally undergo a 2nd firing at 1400° C (called "grand feu"), where each piece will lose 15% (on average) of its volume, to end up as white porcelain objects, translucent, impermeable and sound.
Then, each product can be decorated or not.
The manufacture of this angel stopped before decoration since its porcelain is white. This object has no cracks or lacks. This porcelain is unsigned.
Size :
Height : 11cm
width : 18 cm
Very good condition.
An angel, what a pretty porcelain subject !
White pressed porcelain angel.
Porcelain was produced in Europe and in particular in France in Limoges thanks to the Jesuit Father François-Xavier d'Entrecolles who had studied and unlocked the secrets of Chinese porcelain manufacturing in 1712.
Porcelain is made with kaolin, which means high hill in Chinese. Kaolin, a very pure white clay, is the basic element (55%) in the manufacture of porcelain, which also includes quartz for 20% and feldspar, a flux that ensures the vitrification of the mixture, for 25%. These 3 rocks undergo a double firing process at very high temperatures (between 1250°/1440° C) and techniques for shaping the object to be made, such as :
- "modeled" (turned and stamped by hand),
- "casting" (poured into a hollow plaster mould and then unmoulded),
- "calibrated" (the paste is placed on a mould, which is itself placed on a lathe and a gauge determines the thickness)
- or "pressed" (the paste is dried into granules and then injected under pressure between the 2 sides of a mould),
allow the manufacture of porcelain objects which will then be dehydrated (called "dégourdis"), then enamelled by soaking in a liquid bath to finally undergo a 2nd firing at 1400° C (called "grand feu"), where each piece will lose 15% (on average) of its volume, to end up as white porcelain objects, translucent, impermeable and sound.
Then, each product can be decorated or not.
The manufacture of this angel stopped before decoration since its porcelain is white. This object has no cracks or lacks. This porcelain is unsigned.
Size :
Height : 11cm
width : 18 cm
Very good condition.
An angel, what a pretty porcelain subject !