Lotto 1211 - A204 Arti decorative - giovedì, 30. marzo 2023, 10h00
RARE LIDDED TUREEN AND A TRAY WITH "FAMILLE VERTE" DECORATION
For the shape of the handles, which are naturalistically modeled with knotholes, a form was used that was already known in 1722. Cf. C. Boltz, Die wöchentlichen Berichte über die Tätigkeit der Meissner Dreher und Former vom 6. Juni 1722 bis 31. Dezember 1728, Keramos 178, 2000, pp. 69 and 74.
Since the tureen is marked with the blue enamel swords in overglaze, it provides information about its provenance. It was obviously part of the porcelains that the Parisian wholesaler Rudolphe Lemaire commissioned from the Manufactory between ca. 1729-31, unmarked or also with pseudo-Asian marks (e.g. the caduceus mark), in order to sell them profitably as Asian originals. However, later, Augustus the Strong expressly demanded that Meissen porcelains be marked with the swords so that they could also be recognized as Saxon products abroad. The Manufactory, under Count Hoym's management, initially only used the enamel swords in overglaze, which were relatively easy to remove, such that the fraudulent trade in the pseudo-Asian porcelains continued in Paris, albeit only for a short time; in 1731, the fraud was exposed.
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