THE PARIS PORCELAIN GILT POLYCHROME MONOGRAMMED TOPOGRAPHICAL HOFLAND DINNER SERVICE

CIRCA 1840

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THE PARIS PORCELAIN GILT POLYCHROME MONOGRAMMED TOPOGRAPHICAL HOFLAND DINNER SERVICE
CIRCA 1840
THE BORDERS DECORATED WITH TORSADED MOTIFS, THE EDGE GILT, WITH INITIALS T AND H FOR THOMAS HOFLAND, THE CENTRE PAINTED WITH VARIOUS EUROPEAN VIEWS, MOSTLY FRENCH, COMPRISING: FOUR TWO-HANDLED QUADRUPOD BULGING TUREENS AND COVERS, THE FEET AND HANDLES MODELLED AS INTERLACED BRANCHES, THE DOMED COVERS WITH HUGE FLOWERHEAD FINIALS (26CM., 10 1/4IN. DIAM.); NINE BULGING CREAMPOTS AND COVERS WITH EAR HANDLE, THE DOMED COVERS EN SUITE (9CM., 3 1/2IN. HIGH); ONE PEDESTAL BOWL (27CM., 10 1/2IN. DIAM.); ONE OVAL CHARGER INSCRIBED WITH VUE DE VILLE D'AVRAY (39CM., 15 3/8IN. WIDE); ONE ELONGATED OVAL CHARGER INSCRIBED WITH VUE DES ENVIRONS DE LISBONNE (50CM., 19 5/8IN. WIDE); ONE OVAL CHARGER INSCRIBED WITH VUE DU CHâTEAU DE WALTER SCOTT (45CM., 17 5/8IN. WIDE); TEN DEEP DISHES INSCRIBED WITH VUE DU PALAIS BORGHESE à ROME; VUE DU PALAIS DU LUXEMBOURG; VUE DU BAS VALLAIS; VUE DU CHâTEAU DE STUTTGART; VUE DU TEMPLE DE PALLAS à ROME; VUE DU BAS VALLAIS; VUE DU CHâTEAU DE VINCENNES; VUE DU CHâTEAU DE MEUDON; VUE DU PALAIS DE LUXEMBOURG; VUE DU CHâTEAU DE MEUDON AND EIGHTTEEN DISHES INSCRIBED WITH VUE DE L'AQUEDUC DE MARLY; VUE DE LA ROUTE DU SIMPLON; VUE DE L'ARC DE TRIOMPHE DU CARROUSEL; VUE DU JARDIN DES TUILERIES; VUE DE LA PLACE DU LOUVRE; VUE DE LA CATARACTE DU RHIN; VUE DU CHâTEAU DU SAINT FARGEAU; VUE DE LA CATARACTE DU RHIN; VUE DU PORT D'AMSTERDAM; VUE DU CHâTEAU DE SAINT GERMAIN; VUE DE L'AQUEDUC DE MARLY; VUE DE L'ARC DE TRIOMPHE DE L'éTOILE; VUE DE L'HôTEL DE VILLE; VUE DE LA TOUR DE CéSAR à GENèVE; VUE DE LA PLACE DU LOUVRE; VUE DU PANTHéON; VUE DE LA CHAMBRE DES DéPUTéS; VUE DE L'éGLISE SAINT GERMAIN L'AUXERROIS (MINOR DAMAGES) (45)

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THIS SERVICE WAS ORDERED IN PARIS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD OF THOMAS HOFLAND, SUGAR CONTRACTOR IN THE RESIDENCY OF PASSAROEAN IN EAST JAVA, DUTCH INDIES. IT WAS PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED IN THE PLANTATION ESTATE AT SOEBANG, LOCATED IN THE HILLY AREA OF ENTJIASEM, NORTH OF BANDUNG. BETWEEN 1840 AND 1870 THE PLANTATION ENJOYED CONSIDERABLE PROSPERITY.
THE ADMINISTRATION WAS LEFT IN THE HANDS OF ONE OR MORE MANAGERS WHILE THE HOFLAND BROTHERS TRAVELLED ABROAD. IT IS EVEN RELATED THAT THEY ASSUMED THE TITLES OF COMTE DE PAMANOEKAN AND COMTE DE TJIASEM WHEN THEY MADE LENGTHY VISITS TO PARIS. IT IS REPORTED THAT THEY PURCHASED THE SERVICE THERE AND BROUGHT IT WITH THEM TO INDONESIA. THE SERVICE SURVIVED THE SACKING OF THE ESTATES DURING THE INDEPENDENCE UPHEAVALS AFTER WORLD WAR II AND FINALLY CAME TO HOLLAND IN THE 1950'S
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