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Jatte à punch (part of the Louis XVI dinner service) 1788
Soft-paste porcelain, beau bleu ground and gilded decoration | 15.0 x 33.0 cm (diameter) | RCIN 58042
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Soft-paste Sèvres porcelain jatte à punch. Beau bleu ground decorated with tooled gilt foliate scrolls, floral wreaths, trails and crossed branches; three oval reserves painted with scenes from classical Greek and Roman history and mythology. The reserves depict Tancred succoured by Herminia; the two Danish Knights, Charles and Ubalde, seeking for Renaud; and Herminia under the arms of Clorinda.
Provenance
Commissioned by Louis XVI in 1783 & scheduled to take 23 years to complete; only about half was finished by the time of the King's execution in 1793; purchased by George IV from Mr. Würtz of Paris in 1811 for £1,973 4s 8d, through Robert Fogg.
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Medium and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, beau bleu ground and gilded decoration
Measurements
15.0 x 33.0 cm (diameter)
Place of Production
Sèvres [France]