Meissen Plate from the ‘Coronation’ Service of August III
Palace no. ‘N=147-W’ (engraved and filled with black pigment)
Meissen 1733
Ø 23,7 cm; 3,2 – 3,4 cm high
Former’s mark ‘: :’ for Johann E. Grund sen.
Description
The start of production of the coronation service of August III can be well determined. The earliest point in time, which can be considered for its production is October 1733, after Friedrich August’s election to the King of Poland (05.10.1733). The service was part of the coronation ceremony on 17.01.1734. At that time, the coronation table still consisted of silver dishes. But to bring out the fame, splendor and honor of Saxony - which was associated with porcelain manufacture and its accomplishments achieved in such a short time - the service (as Ulrich Pietsch assumes) was placed on a sideboard just behind the royal table on display. The way in which the service is set up as the "service on display" explains the uncommonly small number of only 77 pieces, which can be traced in the manufactorie’s files. And it justifies the name "coronation service", which came up in the 19th century.
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Literature
Pietsch, Ulrich: Early Meissen Porcelain: The Wark Collection from the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. 2011
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