TOURNAI - Lot 13

TOURNAI Soft-paste porcelain plate with fine twisted ribs in slight relief with polychrome decoration in the center of the coat of arms of the Counts of Sparre, of Swedish origin, in a shield surmounted by a crown, the rim adorned with a green background braid and gold combed. Gold mark with crossed swords and crosslets. 18th century Two small original defects D : 24cm Similar model preserved in the Musée Royal de Mariemont and reproduced in La porcelaine de Tournai by William Mercer of Aldie, 1770 Fondation Roi Baudoin January 2007 Page 6. About this service see : Claire Dumortier and Patrick Habets. Unfinished, paintable and overdecorated Tournai porcelain. Les cahiers de Mariemont. 2005 32-33 pages 40 to 51 A plate from the same service was sold on March 18, 2016 lot 65 Étude Pescheteau-Badin. Hôtel Drouot Paris. Provenance: Private collection, Tournai