A Meissen oval tureen, cover and stand, probably from the service for the Marquis d'Argenson, circa 1745-47 Each moulded with the 'Gotzkowsky-Relief' pattern of panels of flowers alternating with finely painted flower sprigs, the stand with a moulded wreath enclosing a painted flower, and further scattered flowers and gilt-edged scroll handles, the tureen raised on four gilt-edged scroll feet and with handles composed of a lemon and asparagus and a quince, respectively, secured by an elaborate gilt-edged moulded scroll, the finial composed of a lime and two artichokes with similar gilt-edged scrolls, the interior of the tureen and cover gilt, the stand: 45.1cm across; the tureen and cover: 28cm high crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, impressed numeral to stand (some restoration) (3) Fußnoten Provenance: With E. & H. Manners, London Literature: S. Schwarz/J. Munger, Gifts of Meissen Porcelain to the French Court, 1728-50, in M. Cassidy-Geiger, Fragile Diplomacy (2007), p. 153, fig, 7-19 Exhibited: New York, The Bard Graduate Center, 'Fragile Diplomacy: Meissen Porcelain for European Courts, ca, 1710-63', 15 November 2007 to 10 February 2008, cat. no. 154 The present lot corresponds to the description of a large gift of Meissen porcelain given in January 1747 to the French foreign minister, René Louis de Voyer, marquis d'Argenson. For a detailed discussion, see Selma Schwarz (Literature), pp. 153-155: the gift included an extensive dinner and dessert service "with flowers in relief under the glaze and reserves painted with natural flowers, also gold rims", as well as 120 white figures and 46 vases for the dessert table and four vase garnitures (p. 153). The specification of the service included six oval tureens and stands (quoted on p. 346). The lavish service was part of an exchange of gifts between Count Brühl and the marquis d'Argenson that coincided with the negotiation of the marriage of Maria Josepha of Saxony to the Dauphin. D'Argenson had wished expressly for a gift of porcelain without his coat of arms, perhaps because he intended to sell the service (p. 154).
A Meissen oval tureen, cover and stand, probably from the service for the Marquis d'Argenson, circa 1745-47 Each moulded with the 'Gotzkowsky-Relief' pattern of panels of flowers alternating with finely painted flower sprigs, the stand with a moulded wreath enclosing a painted flower, and further scattered flowers and gilt-edged scroll handles, the tureen raised on four gilt-edged scroll feet and with handles composed of a lemon and asparagus and a quince, respectively, secured by an elaborate gilt-edged moulded scroll, the finial composed of a lime and two artichokes with similar gilt-edged scrolls, the interior of the tureen and cover gilt, the stand: 45.1cm across; the tureen and cover: 28cm high crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, impressed numeral to stand (some restoration) (3) Fußnoten Provenance: With E. & H. Manners, London Literature: S. Schwarz/J. Munger, Gifts of Meissen Porcelain to the French Court, 1728-50, in M. Cassidy-Geiger, Fragile Diplomacy (2007), p. 153, fig, 7-19 Exhibited: New York, The Bard Graduate Center, 'Fragile Diplomacy: Meissen Porcelain for European Courts, ca, 1710-63', 15 November 2007 to 10 February 2008, cat. no. 154 The present lot corresponds to the description of a large gift of Meissen porcelain given in January 1747 to the French foreign minister, René Louis de Voyer, marquis d'Argenson. For a detailed discussion, see Selma Schwarz (Literature), pp. 153-155: the gift included an extensive dinner and dessert service "with flowers in relief under the glaze and reserves painted with natural flowers, also gold rims", as well as 120 white figures and 46 vases for the dessert table and four vase garnitures (p. 153). The specification of the service included six oval tureens and stands (quoted on p. 346). The lavish service was part of an exchange of gifts between Count Brühl and the marquis d'Argenson that coincided with the negotiation of the marriage of Maria Josepha of Saxony to the Dauphin. D'Argenson had wished expressly for a gift of porcelain without his coat of arms, perhaps because he intended to sell the service (p. 154).
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