Lot Essay
The Coronation or Krönungsservice, was originally ordered in celebration of the coronation of Augustus III as of Poland in October of 1733. In 1792 part of the service was transferred to the Hofkonditorei and used at the Dresden Palace for special court events. In 1838 and 1839 supplementary pieces were ordered from the Meissen factory. The present example is one such piece, easily identifiable in that it lacks the Johanneum number N=147.W found on all pieces of the original 18th century production.
For an early example, please see Meissener Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts, Katalog der Sammlung Hoffmeister, Band II, Hamburg 1999, nos. 343-344, pp. 524-526, 566-567.
For an early example, please see Meissener Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts, Katalog der Sammlung Hoffmeister, Band II, Hamburg 1999, nos. 343-344, pp. 524-526, 566-567.