Jasmin cup and saucer, President James Madison model, Dagoty in Paris

Beautiful Jasmin cup and matching saucer with green crosshatch pattern and gold. Handle in the shape of ear. Perfect condition. Signed for Dagoty in Paris. This pattern and color has been created for the china service of 4th President of the United States James Madison (1809-1817) for the White House. It is not clear if the service had this type of cups. Rare piece on the antiques market.

Size: H 8 cm- upper diameter of the cup 7,5 cm – diameter of the saucer 12.5 cm

Dagoty in Paris, Empire period.

Lit: Descendants of the great engraver Gautier d’Agoty (1711-1785), this family of artists simplified his name during the French Revolution. It was the three sons of Jean-Baptiste André Gautier d’Agoty (portrait painter of Marie-Antoinette, who died in 1886), who launched themselves into the world of porcelain. Hired by Guérhard and Dihl, they then moved to a modest home ‘Blvd des Italiens’ as decorators on porcelain. In 1798, Pierre-Louis and Etienne took over a factory in bank-ruptcy and it is there, rue de Chevreuse, that will be born one of the most prestigious manufac-tures of Paris. In 1804, following the death of Etienne, Pierre-Louis takes the direction of the manu-facture. In that same year he produced and obtained the support of the Empress Josephine and was authorized to sign his porcelains: “Manufacture of S.M. the Empress, P.L. Dagoty in Paris”. He opened a very elegant shop “Boulevard Poissonnière”. In 1806, he counts 100 workers and obtains a silver medal at the exhibition of the products of the Industry, he also exports his production as far as in Russia. During the fall of Napoleon I in 1814, the factory lost its privilege but could count, in 1815, on the patronage of the Duchess of Angoulême until 1820. From 1816, Pierre Louis joins forces with François Maurice Honoré and his son Edouard. The Dagoty factory continued until the 1823s.
Perfect illustration of the “golden age” of Paris porcelain, the production of the Dagoty factory is characterized by the elegance of forms, the use of colours and a very thick gold.

Paris Porcelain Dessert Plate from James Madison’s Service

As Republicans and loyal followers of Thomas Jefferson, Madison identified strongly with France and, like Jefferson, sought to furnish their homes in the latest French style to reflect their intellectual and political inclinations.