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A Minton 'Victoria pierced' Part-Dessert Service, Circa 1855-60
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October 17, 04:12 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
designed by Pierre-Emile Jeannest, the plates and covers of the cream tureens with tooled gilt cypher, comprising:
a pair of large reticulated footed baskets with parian putto supports, height 11 3/8 in., 28.9 cm;
a pair reticulated footed comports with pierced bases and parian children supports, height 7 1/2 in., 19 cm;
a pair of footed cream tureens with parian children supports and reticulated covers, height 10 1/4 in., 26 cm;
4 smaller reticulated footed comports with pierced bases, height 5 1/2 in., 14 cm;
1 footed reticulated dish, height 2 3/4 in., 7 cm;
and 22 reticulated dessert plates, height 9 5/8 in., 24.5 cm;
printed marks in iron-red/brown for 155 New Bond Street. London, some plates pieces bearing decorator's mark .> to inside edge of footrim, one plate with gilt ermine mark, various indistinct impressed marks, visible date codes including those for 1852 and 1855. 35 pieces.
Pierre-Emile Jeannest (1813-1857) who was the son of a French bronzier and pupil of Delaroche. He worked for Minton for several years between about 1848 and 1854, and was modelling instructor at the Potteries Schools of Design during this period. After this short period employed at Minton he went on to work at Elkington, the Birmingham based manufacturers of silver-plated and other metal work, though still kept an association with Minton.
The forms included in this service were first incorporated into a spectacular turquoise-ground service that was included on the Minton stand at the Great Exhibition, held at the Crystal Palace in London in 1851. The 116-piece dessert service was purchased by Queen Victoria at the exhibition preview on 30th April at a cost of 1,000 guineas. The Queen reportedly wrote of her visit to the exhibition: "...We walked the whole round of the galleries. We saw beautiful china from Minton's factory and beautiful designs". On May 22nd Queen Victoria visited the exhibition a second time and wrote of Minton's stand: 'This is upon the whole the finest, everything for the table.... all in the best taste.' The service was later presented as a gift to the Emperor of Austria, Franz Josef I. The service was so well received that several duplicates were put into production.
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