A rare Sèvres porcelain "Basserie Banc-de Cuves" plate from the "arts industriels" service
"Assiette plate" model. Painted with a scene of workers brewing beer in a large cauldron. The border with gilt trelliswork and flowerheads. Grey stamped double-L monogram mark with fleur de lys and 21., "7 Y.er 20" in green, "h 23 y.r" in gold, incised Lf and 18-7. D 23.6 cm.
1821, painted by Jean-Charles Develly.
The "arts industriels" service is first mentioned in the manufactory archives in 1820. It took 15 years to complete the ambitious project under the painter Jean-Charles Develly (1783 - 1862). The 108 plates illustrate 89 trades. The motifs were based on observation, drawings, prints, and the reading of encyclopaedias. The service was presented to King Louis Philippe in 1836 by the Princes of Metternich.
Provenance
The Caroline Imbert Collection.
Christie's London, 3rd June 1996, lot 341.
Literature
Wittwer (ed.), Raffinesse & Eleganz, Munich 2007, no. 141.
Exhibitions
New York, Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, L´Art de Vivre, 1989
Raffinesse & Eleganz - Königliche Porzellane des frühen 19. Jahrhunderts aus einer amerikanischen Privatsammlung, Berlin, Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten, Schloss Charlottenburg, 28th July - 4th November 2007
Die Sammlung Cohen. Porzellane der grossen Manufakturen 1800 - 1840. Wien, Liechtenstein Museum, 16th November 2007 - 11th February 2008
Refinement & Elegance - Early 19th-Century Royal Porcelain from an American private collection, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 9th September 2008 - 19th April 2009