An Ansbach porcelain puce-ground ‘Berliner Muster’-pattern part dinner service, circa 1770
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Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
moulded in low-relief with panels of vines climbing gilt-trellis and radiating scrolls, the centres finely painted with a spray of flowers, fruits and vegetables with further fruits and flowers at the rims, comprising:
two large two-handled oval serving dishes, 16 ½ in; 42 cm wide approx.;
two large circular chargers, 13 ¾ in; 35 cm diam.;
five circular dishes, 11 ⅜ in; 29 cm diam.;
thirty-one dinner plates, 9 ⅝ in; 24,5 cm diam.;
seventeen soup plates, 9 ⅝ in; 24,5 cm diam.;
and four small oval dishes, 8 ½ in; 21,8 cm wide;
A marks in underglaze-blue
(61)
The Property of a Gentleman, Christie’s, London, 18 May 1999, lot 129 (part).
Martin Krieger, in Ansbacher Fayence und Porzellan. Gesamtkatalog der Sammlung Adolf Bayer, Ansbach, 1963, cat. nos. 368 ff., cites a cabinet order issued by Frederick II on 10 October 1766, commissioning a service for his nephew in Ansbach, Alexander (1736-1806), Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. This service was intended to be somewhat simpler than the first Potsdam service, with spandrels painted in green. In accordance with this conception, a second Potsdam service was commissioned from the KPM Berlin manufactory in 1767. Production of the decoration at Ansbach continued even after the completion of the royal commission, where it became known as the “Berlin pattern.” Subsequent iterations varied in ground-colour and expanded upon the original painted scheme, incorporating additional floral compositions featuring fruits and vegetables.
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