An extensive Petrus Regout Maastricht polychrome dinner service, circa 1935-50

painted with clusters of fruit and vegetables, comprising: three soup tureens and covers, 34 cm. wide; 12 tureens and covers; six smaller tureens and covers; three large bowls; three bowls; eight sauceboats; 17 oval dishes in sizes, largest: 38.8 cm. wide; six circular dishes in sizes; three compartmented dishes, 35.5 cm. wide; 24 crescent-shaped side dishes; six side dishes; 10 small side dishes; eight various drainers in sizes; three pedestal bowls; 29 soup plates; 81 dinner plates; 96 dessert plates; 24 soup bowls and saucers; 19 cream pots and 22 covers; a pair of mustard pots, liners and covers; five double salts; a small coffee pot and cover, 18 cm. high; a pair of tea pots and four covers; three milk jugs; two sugar bowls and one cover; 25 coffee cups and 27 saucers; 33 tea cups and 28 saucers; 18 egg cups; black Sphinx marks; various damages (584)

Paleis Soestdijk

Overall this extensive porcelaneous service is in very good condition. Some usual wear to the brown rims. Some items (eg. plates) with minor discolouration to the foot rims (not visible to the top). Most coffee cups and some tea cups with visible discolouration. Damages include: One tureen and one smaller tureen with a restuck handle; One bowl broken in half and restuck; One pedestal bowl with a restuck fragment to the foot; One milk jug with a restuck fragment to the spout; Items with rim chips include (approx.): -two tureens; -two bowls; -two sauceboats; -one circular dish, one compartmented dish, one small side dish; -circa one soup plate, 10 dinner plates and 25 dessert plates; -two creampots and covers; -one double-salt; -the cover of the small coffeepot; -three milkjugs; -one sugar bowl and cover (also a crack); -most coffee cups; -circa half of the tea cups and 6 saucers (+one saucer a crack). Some items with retailer mark: P.A.W. Philippona, Den Haag.
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The decoration of this service was painted around 1948 by Guill Serpenti (1906-1982), who was the head of the painting department of the Sphinx factory. For information on his life and examples of his works on canvas please see the exhibition catalogue Guill Serpenti (Maastricht 1986).
The pattern is inspired by the Italian maiolica service decorated alla frutta barocca, lot 576 in this sale.