Three Du Paquier saucers, circa 1725-1730

One painted in Schwarzlot with two horsemen in combat, the second painted in grey monochrome with a landscape scene of figures in front of building and a bridge, the third painted in polychrome colours with a chinoiserie terrace and hedge and a large cockerel, 12-13.8cm diam. (small chip to rim on third) (3)

Provenance:
Phillips London, 16 February 1977, lot 274 (the second saucer);
Anon. sale, Phillips London, 12 March 1997, lot 116 (the third saucer);
Eveline Newgas Collection, London (acquired in the above sales)

This style of monochrome decoration on the first saucer can also be found on Meissen teabowls and saucers made in the 1730s, suggesting that Du Paquier painters decorated porcelain for their own benefit as Hausmaler; see M. Chilton/C. Lehner-Jobst, Fired by Passion (2009), I, ill. 6:9.

The naive style of monochrome landscape decoration on the second saucer is usually considered to date from the early years of the Du Paquier manufactory, but this combination of black monochrome landscape vignette with an iron-red or purple characteristic Du Paquier border to the rim can also be found on Meissen porcelain of the 1730s with impressed Dreher's marks that are presumed to be the work of Viennese Hausmaler, perhaps Du Paquier painters working for themselves (M. Chilton/C. Lehner-Jobst (eds.), Fired by Passion (2009), I, pp. 508-509.