A NYMPHENBURG PORCELAIN TROMPE L'OEIL FAUX BOIS PART DINNER SERVICE
Lot 134

A NYMPHENBURG PORCELAIN TROMPE L'OEIL FAUX BOIS PART DINNER SERVICE

LATE 18TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED SHIELD MARKS

Closed14 October 2020

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USD 187,500

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A NYMPHENBURG PORCELAIN TROMPE L'OEIL FAUX BOIS PART DINNER SERVICE
LATE 18TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED SHIELD MARKS
Each piece finely painted with faux paper panels with puce landscapes, on a faux bois ground, comprising: an oval tureen, cover and stand; a double-lipped two-handled sauceboat and stand; three shaped-square dishes; two triangular dishes; four shaped oval dishes; four salts; a mustard pot; six shaped oval platters in two sizes; four chargers in two sizes; ten soup plates; and thirty-four plates
15 in. (38 cm.) long, the tureen stand

Acquired from Kugel, Paris, 1996.

Specialist note

The trompe l'oeil decoration on the present service is meant to immitate the engravings that Nymphenburg painters would pin to their work stations. See A. Ziffer, Nymphenburger Porzellan, Stuttgart, 1997, p. 192, nos. 549-551 for further discussion and a pair of cups and saucers with similar decoration.