Plate
Artist
Jean-Jacques Dieu
(French, active 1777 - 1811)
Manufacturer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
(French, 1756 - present)
Date1775
MediumHard-paste porcelain with gilding and platinum
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/8 × 9 1/2 inches (2.86 × 24.13 cm)
Credit LineGift of Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co.
Object number33-1370
MarkingsOn rear: Sevres mark and painter's initials "L.G."
On View
On viewGallery Location
- 123
Collections
DescriptionBlack porcelain decorated with gold and silver Chinoiserie design, man riding in chair, two servants, landscape.Gallery LabelThis plate and cup and saucer reflect the influence of Asian styles on European decorative arts; fanciful pagodas, exotic chinoiserie figures and rich gilding imitate Chinese and Japanese lacquer wares. The decoration of a solid color with gold and platinum was uncommon at Sèvres, apparently first used on a service ordered by the French queen Marie Antoinette in 1789. Both the red and black grounds are rare, with red being the rarest of Sèvres ground colors.
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