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拍品专文
MARGRAVES AND GRAND DUKES OF BADEN, NEUES SCHLOSS
The Margraviate of Baden was created in 1112. The ruling family became one of the most important dynasties in southern Germany. After many years of fragmentation, it was reunified in 1771 and remained with the main branch of the family. The surviving branch of the family was raised to Grand Ducal status in 1806 for complying with Napoleon. The Neues Schloss was originally built as a fortress in the 14th Century and underwent many expansions and renovations to become the Renaissance palace it represents today. It remained with the family until 2003, albeit not the residential palace since the 17th century.
THE PORPHYRY VASE
This elegant vase relates to C.F. Sundvall's designs for porphyry vases, which were executed around 1788 - 1790, and to the mounts produced by by the Court ciseleur Fredrik Ludvig Rung (1748 - 1810) of 1799 (H. Sundblom, Porfyr, Stockholm, 1985, p. 21). Rung had trained in France and England before returning to Stockholm and establishing a workshop specializing in clocks, candelabra and mounts for porphyry objects in 1787. Various related porphyry items were intended as gifts by the King of Sweden, Maréchal Bernadotte, who reigned as Karl XIV Johann from 1818 to 1844, and whose family owned the porphyry mines. The King presented numerous porphyry objets to Napoleon's maréchaux and various other French dignitaries. A large number of these still remain in France, such as the vase given to Maréchal Girard, which was offered at Christie's, Monaco, 2 July 1993, lot 235.
Porphyry was first discovered in Sweden at Älvdalen in 1731 but was not commercially exploited until after 1788 by Eric Hagström under the direction of Nils Adam Bielke. For several decades the workshops produced vases, urns and other monumental vessels often mounted with ormolu mounts either made in Sweden or mounted in France. The works were purchased by Bernadotte in 1818 and stayed in Royal ownership until 1856. Bernadotte used the production of primarily Empire objects in porphyry and related granite to disseminate the Empire style that he had brought from France. Production largely ceased following a disastrous fire in 1869.
The Margraviate of Baden was created in 1112. The ruling family became one of the most important dynasties in southern Germany. After many years of fragmentation, it was reunified in 1771 and remained with the main branch of the family. The surviving branch of the family was raised to Grand Ducal status in 1806 for complying with Napoleon. The Neues Schloss was originally built as a fortress in the 14th Century and underwent many expansions and renovations to become the Renaissance palace it represents today. It remained with the family until 2003, albeit not the residential palace since the 17th century.
THE PORPHYRY VASE
This elegant vase relates to C.F. Sundvall's designs for porphyry vases, which were executed around 1788 - 1790, and to the mounts produced by by the Court ciseleur Fredrik Ludvig Rung (1748 - 1810) of 1799 (H. Sundblom, Porfyr, Stockholm, 1985, p. 21). Rung had trained in France and England before returning to Stockholm and establishing a workshop specializing in clocks, candelabra and mounts for porphyry objects in 1787. Various related porphyry items were intended as gifts by the King of Sweden, Maréchal Bernadotte, who reigned as Karl XIV Johann from 1818 to 1844, and whose family owned the porphyry mines. The King presented numerous porphyry objets to Napoleon's maréchaux and various other French dignitaries. A large number of these still remain in France, such as the vase given to Maréchal Girard, which was offered at Christie's, Monaco, 2 July 1993, lot 235.
Porphyry was first discovered in Sweden at Älvdalen in 1731 but was not commercially exploited until after 1788 by Eric Hagström under the direction of Nils Adam Bielke. For several decades the workshops produced vases, urns and other monumental vessels often mounted with ormolu mounts either made in Sweden or mounted in France. The works were purchased by Bernadotte in 1818 and stayed in Royal ownership until 1856. Bernadotte used the production of primarily Empire objects in porphyry and related granite to disseminate the Empire style that he had brought from France. Production largely ceased following a disastrous fire in 1869.