3D wall plate "Donkey", porcelain
3D wall plate "Donkey", porcelain
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handmade | porcelain | gold decor | Ø 19 cm | weight 0.4 kg | suspension device
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3D wall plate "Donkey", porcelain
The Trevoly brand dedusted the often fusty image of this traditional home accessory. They found their very own interpretation of the wall plate. The delicate body relief of the favourite animals gently bulges from the hollow of the handcrafted plates. The eye-catcher is an anatomical heart out of alloyed gold, placed on the chest. A three-dimensional animal head is moulded with great care and attention to detail, and looks at the observer, sometimes mischievously, sometimes seriously.
The wall plates are handmade from the finest bone china and have a velvety soft surface with real gold alloy. Diameter 19 cm. Weight 0.4 kg. Suspension device included.
Ceramic product made of kaolin, quartz and feldspar.
Porcelain is formed by turning or pressing and figurative objects are cast. Complex objects have to be cast in separated steps and sections and then "assembled". After the moulding, the pieces are dried and "annealed" at about 900 °C. Next, the glaze will be applied and fired at temperatures between 1,240 °C and 1,445 °C. In renowned manufactures, the porcelain is painted by hand whereby each colour has to be fired individually and in compliance with narrow temperature tolerances.
Porcelain was invented in China and became widespread in Europe from the 16th century onwards. The first European porcelain factory was founded in Meissen, Germany in 1710.
Other famous European porcelain factories include Fürstenberg, Höchst, Schwarzburger Werkstätten, Lladró, Nymphenburg, KPM, Augarten, Sèvres, Limoges, Royal Copenhagen, Worcester. Individual factories label their products with their personal porcelain stamps so that for the collecter it is easy to identify their origin.