An extensive Gien faïence dinner service, circa 1860-80

with polychrome Rouen-inspired lambrequin and garland motifs, comprising: an oval tureen and two covers, 37.5 cm. wide; a circular tureen and five covers; a pair of low circular tureens and eight covers; three oval sauce tureens and covers; four sauce boats; an oval bottle cooler and a smaller circular pair; five large deep bowls; 13 pedestal bowls in sizes; 15 octagonal pedestal dishes; a pair of pots and one cover; 15 cream pots and 20 covers; 16 eggcups; 13 coffee cups; three oval fish chargers, 75.5 cm. wide, three tree-and-well oval meat dishes; 17 oval dishes in sizes; eight oval side dishes; nine circular chargers; six circular dishes in sizes; three footed circular dishes; 15 soup plates; 74 dinner plates; 22 dessert plates; two saucers; various blue factory marks and impressed date letters; damages (294)

Paleis Noordeinde

The overall impression of this extensive dinner service is good. There are some variations in the colours of blue. The extra cover of the oval tureen with a restuck border fragments and rim chips. The circular tureen with some cracks and rim chips, one cover chipped. The pair of low circular tureens with rim chips and the raised foot rim lacking, four covers chipped and one a restuck break. Two sauce tureens with cracks, one cover with restuck finial. Two sauce boats with rim chips. The oval bottle cooler with some staining and rim chips. Of the smaller pair one with a small border crack and one with a restuck foot. Three large deep bowls with cracks or chips and some staining. Of the 13 pedestal bowls three with a crack, one with rim chips and one with a restuck foot. Of the 15 octagonal pedestal dishes one with a rim chip. Circa four extra creampot covers and four egg cups chipped. Circa eight coffee cups with chips and cracks. Of the 17 oval dishes: five (44/44.5 and one 38.5 cm. wide) with cracks, one with stained hairline cracks; two (30 and 35 cm. wide) chipped. One oval side dish chipped, two with cracks, one with two restuck border fragments. One circular dish (30.4 cm. diam.) and one footed circular dish with cracks. Circa two soup plates, ten dinner plates and five dessert plates chipped. Circa two dinner plates and one dessert plate with cracks. A few plates have a sticker inscribed: 't Loo.
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One tureen from this service illustrated on p. 171.
The Gien services (lots 574 and 791) were used for lunches during hunting at De Horsten.