A CHINESE EXPORT 'CANTON FAMILLE ROSE' DINNER SERVICE

CIRCA 1825-30

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A CHINESE EXPORT 'CANTON FAMILLE ROSE' DINNER SERVICE
CIRCA 1825-30
Each piece brightly enameled with court scenes within borders decorated with bats, birds and butterflies among scrolling peony vine, comprising:
An oval soup tureen, cover and stand, 17 in. (43 cm.) wide
A sauce tureen and cover, 14¼ in. (19 cm.) wide
A pair of vegetable tureens and covers, 9 in. (23 cm.) wide
A pair of circular deep dishes, 9 3/8 in. (24 cm.) diameter
An ecuelle and cover, 7 in. (18 cm.) wide
A large oval platter, 17 in. (43 cm.) wide
A pair of medium-sized oval platters, 14¼ in. (36 cm.) wide
A small oval platter, 10¼ in. (26 cm.) wide
24 dinner plates, 9¾ in. (25 cm.) diameter
12 soup plates, 10 in. (25.5 cm.) diameter (53)

Provenance

Royal House of Hanover; Sotheby's, Schloss Marienburg, 12 October 2005, lot 3043.

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Lot Essay

Sold by Ernst August, Prinz von Hannover Herzog zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg (who married Caroline Grimaldi, Princess of Monaco in 1999) at the large Sotheby's sale of Schloss Marienberg contents, this service was probably acquired by his ancestor, Ernst Augustus I of Hanover (1771-1851) a son of King George III of England. The death of Ernst Augustus I's brother, King William IV, and the accession of his niece Victoria to the British throne ended 123 years of union between the two royal houses.

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