Robert Haviland & C. Parlon Nuptial Dinner Plate NEW without Box

Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE This information was copied from a website. We have used this item as a store display, so please ask any questions. Light scratching on products is common, however pictures we take will be sure to depict the state of the item. We do not accept returns unless it was a mistake on our part. Feel free to ask any questions and we will do our best to answer promptly. This item is NEW and was used as a store display. If you have any questions, please ask before ordering. Not all items come with the original boxes. 10.75 inches across This timeless and elegant design was specially adapted for the Grand Hotel Cap Ferrat restaurant at the request of interior designer Pierre-Yves Rochon and star chef Didier Aniès. How is it Made? The Art of Making Fine China A subtle blend of kaolin, feldspar and quartz, the paste used to make fine china dinnerware comes in several formats: powder (used for isostatic pressing), paste (for calibrating) or liquid (know as the “slip” and used for casting). The majority of Fine China plates from R. Haviland & C. Parlon are produced using molding via isostatic press. This production method consists of firmly pressing powder mixed with a binding agent between two molds (the “stamp” forming the top and the “membrane” forming the bottom). Other circular pieces, such as cups, serving bowls and serving dishes, are molded from paste using the calibration technique: turned by hand on a modeling wheel. Finally, for so-called “hollow” pieces such as teapots, cream jugs and sugar bowls, the paste is poured in liquid form (“the slip”) into hollow plaster molds (1), where the water absorbed by the plaster interior forms a crust. After drying and demolding, but before the first firing at 980° C (called the “warm up”), handles, knobs and spouts are individually glued to the slip: this is the process of garnishing (2). Thus, a coffeepot may be composed of disparate parts produced by five different molds. Each piece is then carefully deburred, a finishing stage to trim, clean and remove any seams or rough edges. Once the pieces are removed from the first “warm up” firing oven (3), they are more resistant to breakage and have been rendered more porous and receptive to glazing. Glazing is a delicate operation whereby each piece is plunged into a liquid bath of carefully dosed mineral components (4). They are then placed in an oven for the second firing or “high firing” at 1400° C which vitrifies the glazed porcelain, giving it the shiny and transparent appearance of fine china. How is it Decorated? The Art of Making Fine China There are multiple decoration techniques: chromolithography (or transfers), hand painting, inlaying and sanding. All of these techniques require exceptional manual skills and craftsmanship. Chromo (or transfer) decorations are printed on transfer paper which must be soaked in water; the decoration is then delicately lifted from the paper by the decal applier, and painstakingly applied to the white porcelain (5). This difficult operation is further complicated by the complexity of decals which must adhere perfectly to rounded shapes without any visible seams. Hand painting (6) requires great dexterity. This technique is notably used for painting the fine borders around plates and serving dishes, or for garnishing handles and knobs on pouring pots and soup tureens. Inlaying is a highly luxurious method of ornamentation requiring an entire series of operations entrusted to expert hands. It consists of engraving chromo decorations directly into the porcelain, after having first protected the rest of the piece with a coating of tar. Then the engraved motif is covered with gold or platinum powder, fired again, sanded, polished and burnished with agate for an incomparable shine (7). More than thirty artisanal processes in as many days are carried out by loving hands, to obtain just one piece of fine chinaware manufactured and decorated by R. Haviland & C. Parlon.

Price: 56 USD

Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas

End Time: 2024-12-06T20:53:50.000Z

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