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7 /1 9 6 5 K a s ta n je te r rin p å fa d

S è v re s 1758

B lø d t p o rc e læ n s ta ffe re t m e d b r o g e d e fa rv e r o g

g u ld . H :1 4 , L :2 5 , B :21

U d e n a t p o r c e læ n s p r o d u k tio n e n p å n o g e t tid s

p u n k t v a r in d s tille t, f ly tte d e V in c e n n e s f a b rik k e n i

lø b e t a f s o m m e r e n 1756 u d til n y e b y g n in g e r i

S è v re s n æ r V e rsa illes. L u d v ig d e n 15. h a v d e f a tte t

in te re s s e f o r m a n u f a k tu r e ts sk æ b n e , så m e g e t at

h a n fra a t v æ re s to r a k tio n æ r i 1753 b le v e n e e je r i

1759. F a b rik k e n s fa s h io n a b le r e p e r to ir e v a r fu n d e t

v æ r d ig t til a t k a s te g la n s o v e r k o n g e m a g te n .

K a s ta n je te rr in e n , s o m e r p r æ g e t a f p o rc e læ n e ts

h v id h e d , så d a n s o m m a n o fte se r d e t p å V in c e n -

n e s f a b r ik k e n s s o r tim e n t, e r s ta ffe re t a f P ie r r e - A n -

to in e M é re a u . D e n b lå d e k o r a tio n o g f o r g y ld n in

g e n lig g e r tæ t o p a d d e t g e n n e m b r u d te r a n k e

v æ r k , så le d e s at p e r fo r e r in g e n f ø r s t o p fa tte s v e d

n æ r m e r e e fte rs y n . G e n n e m b r y d n in g e r n e p å se lv e

te r r in e n e r u d f ø r t, f o r a t f u g tig h e d e n fra d e v a r m e

k a s ta n je r k a n slip p e v æ k , m e n s d e p å d e t fa s ts id

d e n d e fa d h a r r e n d e k o r a tiv e ffe k t.

K a s ta n je te rr in e r e lle r

marronniéres,

s o m d e k a l

d e s p å fra n s k , fa n d te s i fle re u d f o r m n in g e r m e n

v a r alle re la tiv t k o s tb a r e p å g r u n d a f d e tid k r æ v e n

d e g e n n e m b r y d n in g e r .

7/1965 Chestnut tureen on dish

Sèvres 1758

Soft porcelain decorated with variegated colours and

gold. H:14, L:25, W:21

Without interrupting its porcelain production at any

time, the Vincennesfactory moved during the summer of

1756 to new premises at Sèvres, near Versailles. Louis

X V had shown interest in thefactory’sfuture, infact so

much so that from being a shareholder in 1753 he be

came sole owner in 1759. The factory’s fashionable

repertoire was considered worthy of lending lustre to the

Crown.

This chestnut tureen, which excels by the whiteness

of its porcelain (as is often the case with wares from the

Vincennes factory) was decorated by Pierre-Antoine

Méreau. The blue decoration and gilding lie close to the

pierced work in the vines, with the result that the perfor

ations only become apparent on closer inspection. The

perforations in the actual tureen were made to allow the

dampness fom the hot chestnuts to evaporate, while

those in the attached dish are purely decorative.

Chestnut tureens, or

m a r r o n iè r e s ,

as they are called

in French, came in various designs but were all rela

tively expensive on account of the time required to

execute the pierced work.