Antique French Philhellenic Faience Bottles

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French Philhellenic Porcelain Faience Bottles, of the 19th century. Dimensions:  25.0 Χ 12.0 Χ 9.5 cm

Precipitated primarily by the study of ancient Greece, a growing enthusiasm for Greece emerged in Europe from the 18th century. This enthusiasm manifested itself in literature and art in the movements referred to as classicism and neoclassicism.

The foundations of contemporary culture were identified in the culture of Greek antiquity and there was an attempt to learn more about and even revive the latter.

These efforts manifested themselves in the themes, motifs and forms employed in literature and art. However, European philhellenism also had an effect in the political sphere. Numerous societies were founded to support the cause of Greek independence during the Greek War of Independence, and volunteers went to Greece to join the fight against the Ottoman Empire.

Conversely, the emergence of the Enlightenment in Greece was due at least in part to the Greek students who studied at European universities and brought Enlightenment ideas with them back to Greece.

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Foremost among the European politicians with philhellenic sympathies were the French foreign minister Chateaubriand and his British counterpart George Canning (1770–1827) .

Chateaubriand’s philhellenism was by turns motivated by romanticism and liberalism, and Canning’s interest in contemporary Greece was connected with his liberal political outlook. Chateaubriand supported the campaign for the Greek cause with a pamphlet in 1825.

On May 28, 1826, he wrote to the editor of the Courrier du Léman, Charles Durand: “Regardless of what happens, I want to die a Greek.”

French Philhellenic Porcelain Faience Bottles, of the 19th century they are collectible and exceptional pieces

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