PLATE WITH CROWNED MONOGRAM Ludwigsburg, circa 1760–70.
PLATE WITH CROWNED MONOGRAM
Ludwigsburg, circa 1760–70.
Faience decorated in overglaze enamels. Ten-lobed form, painted with a crowned "TDC" monogram composed of flowers, the border with fruit still lifes on a black ground alternating with floral festoons. Unmarked.
Ø 24.5 cm.
Flat chip to the rim.
Provenance:
- Ulrich Seiler Collection, Weinmüller Auction, May 5–9, 1973, Cat. No. 133.
- Peter Ducret Collection, Kilchberg.
From a service of which only a small number of surviving pieces are recorded in the literature and museum collections: Igo Levi Collection (Weinmüller, April 1962, nos. 334–336); a tureen in the reserve collection of the Strasbourg museum (according to P. Ducret’s documentation); Musée Ariana, Geneva, various platters and plates (inv. nos. AR 03490, AR 03488, AR 03484 and others); Museum Schloss Höchstädt (inv. no. HöS.K0002); Museum für Franken, Würzburg (Amelung Collection).
Ludwigsburg (1758–1824)
The establishment of a porcelain factory had a complex history that began in 1734, as documented by archival sources. It was not until 1758 that Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg announced the establishment of a porcelain factory, while at the same time granting Johann Jacob Morgenthaler, a brewer and innkeeper, and Anton Joachim, a mason, the privilege to establish a faience factory.
The two enterprises were merged in 1763. From 1777 to 1795, they were under the direction of Maria Seraphia Löwenfinck, who in her second marriage was married to Captain de Becke. Among the approximately two dozen employees, all of whom came from established manufactories, were the celebrated Viennese painter Joseph Philipp Dannhöfer, already known from his work at Fulda, and, later, Louis Victor Gerverot, who had initially gained experience at Sèvres and Niderviller and had also played an important role at Schrezheim. The manufactory closed in 1824.
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PLATE WITH CROWNED MONOGRAM
Ludwigsburg, circa 1760–70.
Faience decorated in overglaze enamels. Ten-lobed form, painted with a crowned "TDC" monogram composed of flowers, the border with fruit still lifes on a black ground alternating with floral festoons. Unmarked.
Ø 24.5 cm.
Flat chip to the rim.
Provenance:
- Ulrich Seiler Collection, Weinmüller Auction, May 5–9, 1973, Cat. No. 133.
- Peter Ducret Collection, Kilchberg.
From a service of which only a small number of surviving pieces are recorded in the literature and museum collections: Igo Levi Collection (Weinmüller, April 1962, nos. 334–336); a tureen in the reserve collection of the Strasbourg museum (according to P. Ducret’s documentation); Musée Ariana, Geneva, various platters and plates (inv. nos. AR 03490, AR 03488, AR 03484 and others); Museum Schloss Höchstädt (inv. no. HöS.K0002); Museum für Franken, Würzburg (Amelung Collection).
Ludwigsburg (1758–1824)
The establishment of a porcelain factory had a complex history that began in 1734, as documented by archival sources. It was not until 1758 that Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg announced the establishment of a porcelain factory, while at the same time granting Johann Jacob Morgenthaler, a brewer and innkeeper, and Anton Joachim, a mason, the privilege to establish a faience factory.
The two enterprises were merged in 1763. From 1777 to 1795, they were under the direction of Maria Seraphia Löwenfinck, who in her second marriage was married to Captain de Becke. Among the approximately two dozen employees, all of whom came from established manufactories, were the celebrated Viennese painter Joseph Philipp Dannhöfer, already known from his work at Fulda, and, later, Louis Victor Gerverot, who had initially gained experience at Sèvres and Niderviller and had also played an important role at Schrezheim. The manufactory closed in 1824.
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