MENU
Schale mit dem ersten Dekor des Gelben Löwen in Meissen
Schale mit dem ersten Dekor des Gelben Löwen in Meissen
Schale mit dem ersten Dekor des Gelben Löwen in Meissen
Schale mit dem ersten Dekor des Gelben Löwen in Meissen

Deep Meissen dish with the first decor of the ‘Yellow Lion’

Meissen 1729 / 30
Enamel blue swords mark; early palace no. ‘N=8-W’ (Boltz section d)
Ø 21 cm (= 9 Saxonian inch)

Provenance: Count Hoym (1729/1731); August the Strong (1731 Royal Collection in the Japanese Palace); Lord Robinson (1737) or August III. (1738 Warsaw Royal Residence)

Description

The royal court service with the Yellow Lion (Gelber Löwe) motif goes back to the former manufactory director Count Hoym. His collaboration with the Parisian merchant Rudolphe Lemaire gave the impetus to create a Meissen service carrying this special motif adapting a Japanese model. In 1731, after the Hoym-Lemaire affair was uncovered, 245 porcelains with this particular decor were confiscated and incorporated into the Royal Collections. Among them was our dish, which received the palace mark N = 8-W.

After August's coronation as King of Poland (17.01.1734) the service was extended by further 96 parts. These porcelains received the palace number N=149-W. The Yellow Lion service was exclusively intended for the Royal table.

In 1737, August separated parts of his service and gave it as a gift to the British Ambassador Lord Robinson in gratitude for his support during the War of the Polish Succession (‘Polnischer Erbfolgekrieg’). The remaining pieces were sent to the Warsaw Royal Residence to serve as the court service there. Of this historically important Service with palace number N=149-W – first royal order for court service at all – only 4 pieces have proven to be kept until today – including a large plate in our possession.

From the dishes with the palace no. N = 8-W we still have found 24 pieces in significant collections today.
 

 

Please contact us for the complete expertise.

Literature

Boltz, Claus: Japanisches Palais-Inventar 1770 und Turmzimmer-Inventar, 1769. In Keramos 153/1996

Weber, Julia: Meißener Porzellane mit Dekoren nach ostasiatischen Vorbildern, Band I. München 2013

Weber, Julia: Meißener Porzellane mit Dekoren nach ostasiatischen Vorbildern, Band II. München 2013

Boltz, Claus: Hoym, Lemaire und Meißen – Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Dresdner Porzellansammlung. In Keramos 88/1980

Picture-gallery

Schale mit dem ersten Dekor des Gelben Löwen in Meissen
Schale mit dem ersten Dekor des Gelben Löwen in Meissen
  • Description

    The royal court service with the Yellow Lion (Gelber Löwe) motif goes back to the former manufactory director Count Hoym. His collaboration with the Parisian merchant Rudolphe Lemaire gave the impetus to create a Meissen service carrying this special motif adapting a Japanese model. In 1731, after the Hoym-Lemaire affair was uncovered, 245 porcelains with this particular decor were confiscated and incorporated into the Royal Collections. Among them was our dish, which received the palace mark N = 8-W.

    After August's coronation as King of Poland (17.01.1734) the service was extended by further 96 parts. These porcelains received the palace number N=149-W. The Yellow Lion service was exclusively intended for the Royal table.

    In 1737, August separated parts of his service and gave it as a gift to the British Ambassador Lord Robinson in gratitude for his support during the War of the Polish Succession (‘Polnischer Erbfolgekrieg’). The remaining pieces were sent to the Warsaw Royal Residence to serve as the court service there. Of this historically important Service with palace number N=149-W – first royal order for court service at all – only 4 pieces have proven to be kept until today – including a large plate in our possession.

    From the dishes with the palace no. N = 8-W we still have found 24 pieces in significant collections today.
     

     

    Please contact us for the complete expertise.

  • Literature

    Boltz, Claus: Japanisches Palais-Inventar 1770 und Turmzimmer-Inventar, 1769. In Keramos 153/1996

    Weber, Julia: Meißener Porzellane mit Dekoren nach ostasiatischen Vorbildern, Band I. München 2013

    Weber, Julia: Meißener Porzellane mit Dekoren nach ostasiatischen Vorbildern, Band II. München 2013

    Boltz, Claus: Hoym, Lemaire und Meißen – Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Dresdner Porzellansammlung. In Keramos 88/1980

  • Picture-gallery
    Schale mit dem ersten Dekor des Gelben Löwen in Meissen
    Schale mit dem ersten Dekor des Gelben Löwen in Meissen
Back

You may also like

Ein Paar japanische Arita-Modelle Hahn und Henne mit Vermeil-Montierung SOLD
A pair of Japanese Arita Models Cock and Hen with Vermeil Mounting
Zehnpassige Kakiemon-Schale aus dem Besitz August III SOLD
A ten-sided Meissen Kakiemon dish from the collection of August III.
August Rex Bechervase mit Vogelbaum-Dekor im „famille verte“ Stil SOLD
August Rex beaker vase with the "Vogelbaum" motif in "famille verte" style
SOLD
Augustus Rex bottle vase
Tiefe, große Schüssel aus dem ersten Hofservice Meissens mit dem Gelben Löwen SOLD
Big Meissen plate of the first royal court service with the ‘Yellow Lion’
Zwölfeckige Shiba Onko-Schale mit Palastnummer N-35-W SOLD
Dodecagonal deep Shiba Onko dish with with the palace number “N-35-W”
Frühe Augustus-Rex Flötenvase SOLD
Early Augustus-Rex beaker vase
Höroldt-Modell zum Shiba Onko-Dekor mit Spuren der Palastnummer „N=71“ für das japanische Original und der Johanneums­nummer „N=153–W“ SOLD
Höroldt prototype plate for the Shiba Onko-Decor with traces of the palace number “N=71” for the Japanese original and the palace number “N=153-W”
Schale ("Saladiere") mit dem seltenen Dekor „Weinbaum und Lotusblüten“ SOLD
Meissen dish ("Saladiere") with the rare motif "Vine tree and lotus blossoms"
Meissen Sakeflasche, bemalt im Kakiemonstil SOLD
Meissen sake flask, painted in Kakiemon style
Achteckige Shiba Onko „Confect-Schale“ mit der Palastnummer „N=38-W“ SOLD
Octagonal Shiba Onko “Confect-Schale” with the palace number “N=38-W”
Die Mars-Vase aus dem Planeten-Vasensatz der Zarin Elisabeth SOLD
The Mars vase from the planetary vase set of Tsarina Elisabeth
Drei Sakeflaschen im japanischen Kakiemonstil SOLD
Three sake bottles in Japanese Kakiemon style
Zwei "langhalsige" Imari Sakeflaschen
Two "long-necked" Imari sake bottles
Meissen Roter Drache
Very rare Meissen plate with the ‘Red Dragon’ motif