TOURNAI Lot n° 31

18th century Soft-paste porcelain plate with contoured rim ribs in light relief with gold and purple gold and violet parma decoration of a fine bouquet of flowers in the center, parma-purple festoon and gold combing on the side Gold mark with crossed swords and crosslets D: 23.2cm This plate comes from the service created for the Bishop of Tournai, Count François-Ernest de Salm-Reifferscheid. The service is described in the inventory after his death in 1770 as "un service complet de Table, de Porcelaine de Tournay, godronné avec Bordures en Lilas et Or, et Bouquets d'Or au milieu de la plupart des Pièces". Related works see : - Claire Dumortier and Patrick Habets, Porcelaine de Tournai, le service d'Orléans 2004 Page 22 fig.1.10 Unknown treasures from the Musée de Mariemont 18th-century Tournai porcelain, Musée de Mariemont expo. April 27-Nov. 2, 1969 Pl. XVII. Pieces from this service are held by the Musée Royal de Mariemont, the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire in Brussels, the VAM in London, and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.