Andenne. Cornet de mariée en porcelaine, XIXe siècle Chromo Small romantic and decorative object

Small romantic and decorative object

Les rivages de la mer Baltique renferment les gisements d'ambre les plus vastes et les plus connus

vers 1890-96)

7 cm and 5 cm wide)

Andenne. Cornet de mariée en porcelaine, XIXe siècle Chromo Small romantic and decorative objectPretty Andenne porcelain cornet, called "Vieil Andenne", decorated with flowers on a white background. The extraction of plastic earth from Anden (Belgium) dates back almost a millennium. When Europe discovered Chinese porcelain at the beginning of the 16th century, it was amazed by its qualities: whiteness, translucency, resistance to scratches by steel, healthiness. The difficulties and costs of importing these extraordinary ceramics from from the