Sets of tableware

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A GIUSTINIANI RED WARE PART DESSERT SERVICE NAPLES, CIRCA 1830 - A GIUSTINIANI RED WARE PART DESSERT SERVICE NAPLES, CIRCA 1830 Painted in the Attic manner with Etruscan subjects, comprising; ten dessert plates, 24.5cm diameter, two low kylix comports, 8.5cm x 25cm and two larger, 11cm & 11.5cm x 27cm, all with a Vitruvian scroll inner border save the larger of the four comports, impressed script Giustiniani marksNicola Giustiniani established the works in Naples in 1760, originally producing cream-coloured earthenware and prospered into the 19th century, eventually closing about 1885. It was helped in part by the closure of the royal porcelain works in Naples in 1821. With the discovery of the buried ruins of the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum and the historical artefacts uncovered there which went on to influence art movements throughout Europe, Naples was therefore very much on the Grand Tour circuit. Wealthy tourists from Northern Europe would wish to buy souvenirs, Antique copies and associated items and the Giustiniani works were just one of many factories reproducing bronzes, ceramics, glass etc. after the Antique and this can clearly be seen here in the decoration of these plates.Examples of the works of Giustiniani can be seen at the Palace of Caserta, built for Charles VII of Naples and completed by Ferdinand IV of Naples. For those interested, a visit to the Reggia at Caserta, a world heritage site, would justify a visit to Naples on its own merits even without the other rich historical wonders on offer in Naples and its environs.

Estim. 6,000 - 8,000 GBP

CHINA, 18th to late 19th century. Set of 23 plates and 1 platter: - a pair of porcelain plates with blue monochrome decoration of Chinese symbols on an entablature Diameter: 22.3 cm. - a porcelain plate with blue monochrome decoration of flowers (cracks and chips). Diameter: 22.6 cm. - a porcelain plate with blue monochrome decoration of a tree trunk and flowers. Diameter: 22.6 cm. - a pair of porcelain plates with polychrome and gold Imari decoration Diameter: 23 cm (chips). - a porcelain plate with polychrome and gold decoration of stylized shells. Diameter: 22.1 cm. - a porcelain plate with blue monochrome decoration of Buddhist symbols. Diameter: 22.1 cm - a porcelain plate with blue monochrome decoration of a lake landscape and a figure. Diameter: 22.6 cm. (Small firing bubbles). - a porcelain dish probably Delft, decorated in blue monochrome with flowers and bouquets of flowers in a vase. Diameter: 28.3 cm. - a porcelain plate with blue monochrome decoration of two birds in a landscape. Diameter: 23.2 cm. (Large crack and chip). - a porcelain plate decorated in blue monochrome with an architectural lakescape with contoured edges. Mark on the back. Diameter: 22.8 cm. (Small chips). - a porcelain plate with blue monochrome decoration of a flowering vase Diameter: 22.4 cm (Small chips). - probably Delft, earthenware plate with blue monochrome decoration of a bird on a flowering branch. Diameter: 22.5 cm (Chips). - a porcelain plate with blue monochrome decoration of flowers and a tree. Diameter: 22 cm. - a pair of porcelain plates decorated in blue monochrome with flowers, balustrades and a bird Diameter: 23 cm - a porcelain plate decorated in blue monochrome with a rabbit and flowers Diameter: 23 cm. (Small chips). - a pair of porcelain plates with variations, decorated in blue monochrome with courtly figures Diameter: 23.6 cm. (Cracks, chips and a large chip on the rim for one of the plates). - a porcelain plate with polychrome enameled decoration of peonies and flowering branches. Diameter: 23 cm - a porcelain plate with pink monochrome decoration of flowers, gold highlights. Diameter: 22.8 cm - a pair of plates in pink monochrome with flowers in double filets, gold highlights Diameter: 23 cm. (Small chips on the rim of one plate) Also included - a small porcelain sorbet with polychrome decoration of birds on flowering branches. Diameter: 9.5 cm. (Chips). - a small porcelain sorbet with blue monochrome decoration of flowering branches. Mark on the back. Diameter: 9.5 cm.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR