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Pot à oglio (Set of tureens and covers)
Soft-paste porcelain, bleu céleste ground and gilded decoration | .1 25.8 x 29.5 x 23.5 .2 26.0 x 29.8 x 23.6 cm (parts .a and .b together) | RCIN 59296
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A set of two round soft-paste porcelain tureens and covers of segmented bombé form, the cover with a gilt artichoke finial, the tureen with parcel gilt foliate loop handles descending into foliate feet; bleu céleste ground, two floral reserves painted with large floral and fruit bouquets, surrounded by tooled gilt palm fronds and bay branches.
Provenance
Part of the Manchester Service, purchased by George IV from Elizabeth, Duchess of Manchester c. March 1802 (the London auctioneer Harry Phillips acting as intermediary) for £882 (‘To a Magnificent and Extensive Service of the Royal Seve Porcelain blue celeste Ground enamelled in Medallions of Flowers and Fruit negotiated for with the Duchess of Manchester who required £1050, but obtained for £840. Commission £42). In 1826 the service was among the pieces listed in the Confectionary at Carlton House: ‘No. 129. A Dessert Service of light blue and gold Seve Porcelain. Purchased of The Duke [sic] of Manchester, painted in Compartments of fruit and flowers …’.
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Creator(s)
(porcelain manufacturer)(retailer/supplier)(nationality)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, bleu céleste ground and gilded decoration
Measurements
.1 25.8 x 29.5 x 23.5 .2 26.0 x 29.8 x 23.6 cm (parts .a and .b together)
Other number(s)
Alternative title(s)
Tureens (part of a dinner service)
Place of Production
Sèvres [France]
