TOURNAI - Lot 33

TOURNAI Soft-paste porcelain plate with contoured rim of fine twisted "mille-côtes" ribs in slight relief, decorated with a fine bouquet of flowers in the center, on the parma violet and gold combed scalloped side. 18th century D : 23,2 cm This plate comes from the service created for Mgr François-Ernest de Salm-Reifferscheid, Bishop of Tournai. The service is described in the inventory after his death in 1770 as "a complete Table service, of Tournay Porcelain, gadrooned with Lilac and Gold Borders, and Gold Bouquets in the middle of most of the Pieces". Related works see : Claire Dumortier and Patrick Habets. Porcelaine de Tournai, le service d'Orléans 2004 Page 22 fig.1.10 Unknown treasures from the Musée de Mariemont 18th-century Tournai porcelain Musée de Mariemont expo. April 27-Nov. 2, 1969 Pl. XVII. Pieces from this service are held by the Musée Royal de Mariemont, the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire in Brussels, the VAM in London and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Provenance: Private collection, Tournai