Works of Juste-Aurele Meissonier: Silver Sculptural Project for a Large Centerpiece

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Works of Juste-Aurele Meissonier: Silver Sculptural Project for a Large Centerpiece

Works of Juste-Aurele Meissonier: Silver Sculptural Project for a Large Centerpiece and Two Tureens Which Have Been Executed for His Lordship the Duke of Kingston, c. 1735-1737. In addition to documenting an important commission, this etching endorses the designers stylish products by associating them with social status. Meissonniers name appears below the image on the left, and the large inscription identifies the illustrious patron, the Duke of Kingston, known well in Parisian society. Perhaps functioning similarly to a magazine advertisement today, the fashionable rococo-style scene invites viewers to imagine themselves as the owners of the luxurious tableware. Contrary to the inscription at the bottom of the sheet, the etching actually shows two views of only one of the tureens made for the Duke of Kingston (the tureen displayed nearby). The tureen not depicted features a crab instead of a lobster on the lid. The grand sculptural centerpiece was probably never produced

Media ID 19648681

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1695 1772 After Gabriel Huquier Gabriel Huquier French

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