Directoire Period Luncheon In Papier Maché, France Late 18th

Extraordinary papier maché lunch from the Directoire period consisting of 5 cups with saucers, a teapot, a moka pot and a coffee maker with the corresponding tray. The surface is made of the finest black lacquer with splendid floral decoration and bands of gold paint. Paper mache was a popular material in French neoclassicism. It is only in Europe, in France and especially in Paris, that we have managed to master the art of shaping objects in this light material, which bears an impressive resemblance to porcelain. All of this was inspired by the highly developed lacquer technique, which originated in China. France/Paris ca. 1790/1800