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7/1965 Chestnut tureen on dish Sèvres 1758 Soft porcelain decorated with variegated colours and gold. H:14, L:25, W:21 Without interrupting its porcelain production at any time, the Vincennesfactory moved during the summer of 1756 to new premises at Sèvres, near Versailles. Louis X V had shown interest in thefactory’sfuture, infact so much so that from being a shareholder in 1753 he be­ came sole owner in 1759. The factory’s fashionable repertoire was considered worthy of lending lustre to the Crown. This chestnut tureen, which excels by the whiteness of its porcelain (as is often the case with wares from the Vincennes factory) was decorated by Pierre-Antoine Méreau. The blue decoration and gilding lie close to the pierced work in the vines, with the result that the perfor­ ations only become apparent on closer inspection. The perforations in the actual tureen were made to allow the dampness fom the hot chestnuts to evaporate, while those in the attached dish are purely decorative. Chestnut tureens, or m a r r o n iè r e s , as they are called in French, came in various designs but were all rela­ tively expensive on account of the time required to execute the pierced work.

7 /1 9 6 5 K a s ta n je te r rin p å fa d S è v re s 1758 B lø d t p o rc e læ n s ta ffe re t m e d b r o g e d e fa rv e r o g g u ld . H :1 4 , L :2 5 , B :21 U d e n a t p o r c e læ n s p r o d u k tio n e n p å n o g e t tid s ­ p u n k t v a r in d s tille t, f ly tte d e V in c e n n e s f a b rik k e n i lø b e t a f s o m m e r e n 1756 u d til n y e b y g n in g e r i S è v re s n æ r V e rsa illes. L u d v ig d e n 15. h a v d e f a tte t in te re s s e f o r m a n u f a k tu r e ts sk æ b n e , så m e g e t at h a n fra a t v æ re s to r a k tio n æ r i 1753 b le v e n e e je r i 1759. F a b rik k e n s fa s h io n a b le r e p e r to ir e v a r fu n d e t v æ r d ig t til a t k a s te g la n s o v e r k o n g e m a g te n . K a s ta n je te rr in e n , s o m e r p r æ g e t a f p o rc e læ n e ts h v id h e d , så d a n s o m m a n o fte se r d e t p å V in c e n - n e s f a b r ik k e n s s o r tim e n t, e r s ta ffe re t a f P ie r r e - A n - to in e M é re a u . D e n b lå d e k o r a tio n o g f o r g y ld n in ­ g e n lig g e r tæ t o p a d d e t g e n n e m b r u d te r a n k e ­ v æ r k , så le d e s at p e r fo r e r in g e n f ø r s t o p fa tte s v e d n æ r m e r e e fte rs y n . G e n n e m b r y d n in g e r n e p å se lv e te r r in e n e r u d f ø r t, f o r a t f u g tig h e d e n fra d e v a r m e k a s ta n je r k a n slip p e v æ k , m e n s d e p å d e t fa s ts id ­ d e n d e fa d h a r r e n d e k o r a tiv e ffe k t. K a s ta n je te rr in e r e lle r marronniéres, s o m d e k a l­ d e s p å fra n s k , fa n d te s i fle re u d f o r m n in g e r m e n v a r alle re la tiv t k o s tb a r e p å g r u n d a f d e tid k r æ v e n ­ d e g e n n e m b r y d n in g e r .

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