Lot 7401 - ibid146 European porcelain, faience & glass - online only - Tuesday, 24. September 2024, 01.00 PM
PROVENANCE PRIVATE COLLECTION LAKE GENEVA
DINNER SERVICE BAVARIAN ROYAL SERVICE, “PEARL” MODEL
Nymphenburg, models by Dominikus Aulicek, ca. 1792. Moulding, early 20th century.
26 dinner plates (24 cm)
12 soup plates (24 cm)
12 starter plates (21 cm)
12 small bowls (17.5 cm)
12 small plates (19 cm)
12 small plates (16 cm)
12 dessert plates (22 cm)
1 large soup tureen
2 small lidded bowls (19.5 cm)
1 lidded sauce boat with spoon
2 vegetable bowls
4 oval platters (of different sizes)
4 large candlesticks
5 salt cellars
(118)
12 soup plates (24 cm)
12 starter plates (21 cm)
12 small bowls (17.5 cm)
12 small plates (19 cm)
12 small plates (16 cm)
12 dessert plates (22 cm)
1 large soup tureen
2 small lidded bowls (19.5 cm)
1 lidded sauce boat with spoon
2 vegetable bowls
4 oval platters (of different sizes)
4 large candlesticks
5 salt cellars
(118)
Provenance: Private collection, Suisse romande.
The original Nymphenburg Royal Service, comprising 326 pieces, is now largely on display in the Museum of the Bavarian Kings in Hohenschwangau. It was commissioned from the Manufactory by the children of the last Bavarian King Ludwig III (1845-1921) and his wife Queen Marie Therese, née Archduchess of Austria-Este, on the occasion of their Golden Wedding Anniversary. The fine sepia vedute depict landscapes and castle views, scenes from the life of the royal couple, so that looking at the service seemed like leafing through a family photo album.
As the service was created in the middle of the First World War and was only delivered months after the last major Anniversary event, it was never again used for royal events, since the Wittelsbach family's reign in Bavaria came to an end after 738 years with the November Revolution.
After the death of Ludwig III, the service first went to the Sarvar estate in Hungary, to Franz von Bayern, the son and heir of Ludwig III. Before the invasion of Russian troops in 1944/45, the family finally fled to Leutstetten in Austria, together with the precious royal service in their luggage.
The original Nymphenburg Royal Service, comprising 326 pieces, is now largely on display in the Museum of the Bavarian Kings in Hohenschwangau. It was commissioned from the Manufactory by the children of the last Bavarian King Ludwig III (1845-1921) and his wife Queen Marie Therese, née Archduchess of Austria-Este, on the occasion of their Golden Wedding Anniversary. The fine sepia vedute depict landscapes and castle views, scenes from the life of the royal couple, so that looking at the service seemed like leafing through a family photo album.
As the service was created in the middle of the First World War and was only delivered months after the last major Anniversary event, it was never again used for royal events, since the Wittelsbach family's reign in Bavaria came to an end after 738 years with the November Revolution.
After the death of Ludwig III, the service first went to the Sarvar estate in Hungary, to Franz von Bayern, the son and heir of Ludwig III. Before the invasion of Russian troops in 1944/45, the family finally fled to Leutstetten in Austria, together with the precious royal service in their luggage.
CHF 7 000 / 10 000 | (€ 7 220 / 10 310)
Sold for CHF 16 250 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.