{"product_id":"live-06-29-rare-soft-paste-staffordshire-chinoiserie-plate-copy-1","title":"Antique Portrait Tray — Queen Louise of Prussia, Celeste Blue \u0026 Gilt, Royal Vienna Style c. 1900 - Cherub Reserves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA portrait of Queen Louise of Prussia sits at the center of this square handled tray, framed in a soft wreath of white oak leaves — auburn curls, a jeweled bandeau, an ermine wrap slipping off one shoulder. Around her, a robin’s-egg blue ground is worked over with fine gilt scrollwork, and each of the four corners holds a winged cherub in its own gilt-edged reserve. The cream rim is molded in scalloped relief and finished with two pierced rococo handles, gilt along the edges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt belongs to the “Royal Vienna” style of portrait porcelain that German makers turned out around the turn of the last century — cabinet pieces built to display a beautiful or famous face, and Louise’s was among the most beloved. She was Prussia’s young queen during the Napoleonic wars, mourned early and remembered as the romantic figurehead of her age, which is exactly why her likeness kept reappearing on pieces meant to be set out and admired. The unusual over the ordinary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubject: Queen Louise of Prussia (Königin Luise von Preussen), captioned to the front\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaker: Unmarked \/ to confirm from base — German, “Royal Vienna” style\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial: Gilded porcelain with celeste-blue ground; transfer portrait (Royal Vienna style), to confirm hand-finishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForm: Square handled cabinet\/serving tray, molded scalloped rim, pierced rococo handles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecoration: Central portrait in oak-leaf wreath, four cherub corner reserves, gilt scrollwork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeriod: Circa 1890–1915\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial: Gilded porcelain with celeste-blue ground; transfer portrait (Royal Vienna style), to confirm hand-finishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForm: Square handled cabinet\/serving tray, molded scalloped rim, pierced rococo handles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin: Germany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: [to fill in]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: [to fill in]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greyson Manor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45288318075087,"sku":null,"price":76.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/8038\/8303\/files\/452409BE-BFA2-487B-95A2-5AA3BCB824DF.jpg?v=1782775830","url":"https:\/\/www.shoplilliangrey.com\/en-it\/products\/live-06-29-rare-soft-paste-staffordshire-chinoiserie-plate-copy-1","provider":"Lillian Grey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}