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106. A Nymphenburg soup plate from the "Hofservice", circa 1…
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106. A Nymphenburg soup plate from the "Hofservice", circa 1…
Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
Voluntary lot
Description
106. A Nymphenburg soup plate from the "Hofservice", circa 1760-65
Probably painted by J. Zächenberger, the lobed rims edged in blue with gilt Rococo scrollwork borders and flowers in each section as well as a yellow insect, the well decorated with a large spray of flowers and a moth, 25.3cm diam.
See Alfred Ziffer, Nymphenburger Porzellan Sammlung Bäuml, 1997, pp. 133ff., for a discussion of this lavish style of decoration attributed to Joseph Zächenberger. Friedrich Hofmann described it as service for the court of the Bavarian Elector, Maximilian III. Joseph, a suggestion supported by the splendid garniture of five vases decorated in similar style in the Residenzmuseum, as well as a handful of other pieces that came from the Residence. Ziffer (p. 133) differentiated between the large, dark-toned flower bouquets, such as the present example, and other pieces painted with rather looser arrangements of flowers in a paler palette. It is possible that the latter represent a later delivery.
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