Description:
Chinese export porcelain scalloped-edged dish decorated in the Famille rose palette with the coats of arms of Nauta and Swalue, both from Leeuwarden. The service, of which about 160 pieces are known, was made for the marriage of Paulus Rombertus Nauta Beuckens (1737-1789) and his cousin Hester Josina Swalue (1746-1812) who married in Leeuwarden on 10 July 1763. Members of the Nauta family were lawyers, pensionaires, burgomasters, etc., and belonged to the Frisian patriciate in the 18th century. The Swalue line was a principal family in Leeuwarden and were lawyers, clergymen, etc. from the late 16th century. Paulus Rombertus Nauta Beuckens moved to Amsterdam were he joined the firm of his uncle, a successful wine merchant, and also became succesful and wealthy. Armorial porcelain was occasionally acquired by a neighbor, as with Annius Lodewijk Bettingh (d.1777) and Paulus Rombertus Nauta Beuckens. They were both owners of a country seat in southwestern Friesland, where they might have displayed their armorial services. Until his death in 1777, Bettingh was the proprietor of a country seat in Harich, and Nauta Beuckens (apart from his Amsterdam house) owned one in nearby Sondel. It is possible that Bettingh, who ordered his armorial plates during his stay in Canton in 1749, was instrumental in acquiring the Nauta-Swalue service. In November 1904, 106 pieces of this service were sold in Amsterdam; 22 pieces were sold in London in 1964, and 18 pieces sold in Amsterdam in 1994. Other single pieces were discovered, which were not part of these sales. The center well has a gold coronet over two coats of arms accolle in rococo style with asymmetrical shields surrounded by shells, cornucopia, and other scrollwork in rose-red, together with some leafy branches and grasses. The dexter arms of Nauta are on a blue background a green tree with oranges or apples and two white (silver) rampant goats with their forepaws against the tree, all on a green base. These punning arms of Swalue, the shield at the sinister side is parted per fess, A. on an (oxidized) silver background a (black) leaping horse, B. on a gold bacground a (blue) swallow perching on a green leafy branch. The scalloped-edged rim has alternating large and small floral sprays, and a gilt chain band around the well.
Subjects:
Pottery; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location); polychrome; Porcelain Link to share this object record:
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