Chocolate Beaker and Trembleuse Saucer with Armorial of Baron Matthias Heinrich Ritter Butz von Rolsberg (1673-1748), and an Unidentified Cardinal
Manufacturer
Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
(Austrian, 1719 - 1744)
CultureAustrian
OriginVienna, Vienna, Austria
PeriodCharles VI (1611-1740)
Dateca.1740
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Vienna Du Paquier armorial two-handled beaker and trembleuse stand. It is painted in colours, and gilt with a cardinal's arms. Which is within a gilt surround beneath a tasselled biretta, within an oval gilt medallion. The shaped stand has a pierced gallery enclosing a further baronial coat-of-arms in black and gold. The remaining surfaces has stylised flower-sprays and the rims are in gilt.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1232.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Austrian PorcelainStatus
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