A88

Cup with saucer with tomato red ground

Underglaze blue swords mark, saucer: Ø 13.2 cm and 3 cm high; cup: press number "2" (= Johann Christoph Schumann), 4.7 cm high

Provenance: Coll. Britzke, p. 90 f. = Bonhams 14.12.2016 No. 88.

Malcolm Gutter wrote in The Antique Collector (2/1989 pp. 30 - 38) about the very rare ground colour tomato red. He comes to the conclusion that in total only 5 different tea, coffee and/or chocolate services can be proven.
Cf. Gutter catalogue no. 69 and p. 52; Coll. Ringier no. 98 (our cup with saucer is from the Ringier service, press number as on ours); Grassi no. 163; Museum für Kunsthandwerk Frankfurt 1983 no. 48; KGM Cologne no. 40

According to Newman (Vol. I p. 28), the tomato red ground was only used from 1740 onwards.

Malcolm Gutter hat in The Antique Collector (2/1989 S. 30 – 38) über die sehr seltene Fondfarbe Tomatenrot geschrieben. Er kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass insg. nur 5 verschiedene Tee-, Kaffee- und/oder Schokoladenservice nachweisbar sind (vgl. Gutter Kat. Nr. 69 u. T. 52; Slg. Ringier Nr. 98; Grassimuseum Nr. 163; Museum für Kunsthandwerk Frankfurt 1983 Nr. 48; KGM Köln Nr. 40). Nach Newman (Bd. I S. 28) ist der tomatenrote Fond erst ab 1740 zum Einsatz gekommen.

Literatur

Gutter, Malcolm D.: A Princely Pursuit. The Malcolm D. Gutter Collection of Early Meissen Porcelain., San Francisco 2018

Newman, Michael: Die deutschen Porzellan-Manufakturen im 18. Jahrhundert. 2 Bände, Braunschweig 1977

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